Botanical name : Pisum sativum Linn.
Family : Fabaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Kalaya
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Tikta, Kashaya, Katu
Guna : Lakhu.
Virya : Ushna
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Garden pea, Green Pea, Peas
Hindi : Mattar, Maddar, Baddani
Malayalam : Pattani kadala, Pattani payar, Green peas
Distribution – Cultivated in colder areas in India.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A spreading annual climber plant, grows over hedges or bushes. Leaves pinnately compound, leaflets entire, with auriculated stipules; flowers varies in color white, red or pink; fruits straight or curved pods, 5-10 cm long, seeds globular, green or yellowish green, or grey, 6-9 per pod, usually rounded.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, burning sensation, skin diseases, leprosy, cough, measles, cuts and wounds.
Useful part : Seeds.
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