Thanks, Anil ji, for the wonderful details. -- With regards, J. M. Garg
On Mon 6 May, 2019, 9:32 PM Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur, <anilthakur2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Broad Bean, Fava Bean or Faba Bean > Indian Names: Hindi- बाकला Bakla, काला मटर Kala matar, राम चना Ram > chana; Punjabi- Chas tang; Himachali- Kyanyun; Marathi- Vaal, Kasmiri- > Katun, Manipuri- Hawai-amubi, Tamil- Avarai, Laddakhi- Nakshan; > Nepali-Bakulaa > Botanical name: Vicia faba var. major (Vicia is a Latin name for a > vetch; faba is a Latin word for broadbean) > Family: Fabaceae > Clicked in Shimla > On May 6, ,2019 > > Uses: Broad bean is chiefly cultivated for its nutritious pods and > seeds which are cooked as green vegetable. Dried seeds can also be > used as pulse. The fresh seeds contain Carbohydrates (58 %), Protein > (26%), Dietary fiber (25%), Fat (1.5-2 %), Vitamins and traces of > minerals. Hundred grams of broad beans provides 341 kcal/1425 kJ of > energy. Vicia faba var. minor (horsebean with small sized seeds) is > used a cattle feed and fodder. > In traditional Chinese medicine, leafy shoots and seedpods of > broadbeans are used as diuretic, expectorant, lithotripic and tonic. > Seeds are considered to be aphrodisiac. > Hazards > Ingestion of fresh uncooked or partially cooked seeds can lead to > development of a disease known as Favism, characterized by haemolytic > anaemia, haemoglobinuria and jaundice. > > > -- > With best Regards, > > Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFCeGdBc7LO%3DHGtzakXqA7ZrfkEMhTF3vpD9_C%2BDZC-y4Q%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
