Vicia benghalensis
Vicia benghalensis
Safety & Hazards
The seeds contain the anti-nutritional compound L-canavanine, a competitive inhibitor of arginine decarboxylase. This is removed by soaking the seeds in water prior to cooking and discarding the soak water[ 1127 Title Single-flowered vetch (Vicia articulata Hornem.): A relic crop in Italy Publication Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 47: 461-465, 2000 Author Laghetti G.; Piergiovanni A.R.; Galasso I.; Hammer K. & Perr Publisher Year 200 ISBN Description ].
Botanical Description
Vicia benghalensis is an annual or short-lived perennial plant with robust stems; it grows up to 60cm tall[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The plant is cultivated, especially in USA and Australia, as a green manure and a cover crop to protect the soil from erosion; there are several named varieties[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. The plant can become a weed of cultivated fields.[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]