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Pisum sativum - Vartula
Ksharaka, P. sativum is an annual plant, with a life cycle of one year. It is a cool-season crop grown in many parts of the world; planting can take place from winter to early summer depending on location. The average pea weighs between 0.1 and 0.36 gram. The immature peasare used as a vegetable, fresh, frozen or canned.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
It contains flavonoids, polypheols, alkaloids, glycosides, terpenoids, and saponins.
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | bataani, bataani kadale |
| Hindi | mattar, wattahna |
| Malayalam | malankatala, pathanikatala, pattani |
| Tamil | vellappattani, katalaippattani, potayam |
| Telugu | bataani, batani, battani |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | ativartula, mundachandaka |
| English | Garden Pea |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Pinante | alternate | Leaves even-pinnate, 25 x 10 cm, chartaceous, glabrous; leaflets 2-3 pairs, sub(opposite), ovate-oblong, 5 x 3 cm, base obtuse, margin coarsely toothed, apex acute; petiole 6 cm; rachis produced into a branched tendril; stipules foilaceous, larger than leaflets, oblong-lanceolate, 6 x 3 cm, toothed below and stem-clasping. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Raceme | White | 5 | Racemes to 10 cm, 2-3- flowered, or flower solitary. Calyx deeply 5-toothed, 1 cm long, glabrous; lobes oblong-acuminate, membranous. Corolla white, clawed; standard orbicular, 2 x 2.5 cm, apically notched; wings 1.8 x 1.2 cm; keels 1.5 x 0.8 cm. Stamens 9 + 1; sheath 1 cm; anthers uniform. Pistil glabrous, 0.6 cm; style apically dilated, margin reflexed, hairy on the inside near apex. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Pod | 8 x 1.5 cm | glabrous; seeds subglobose. | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Pre-soak the seed for 24 hours in warm water and then sow in situ in succession. Pea seeds germinate at an ambient temperature of between 4 - 24°c, with 13 - 18°c; sprouting should take place in about 7 - 10 days. [3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
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References
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