Phaseolus lunatus

Phaseolus lunatus

Phaseolus lunatus, commonly known as the lima bean (/ˈlaɪmə/), butter bean, sieva bean, Double Bean or Madagascar bean, is a legume grown for its edible seeds or beans.

Uses

Fever.

Parts Used

Fruits, Leaves, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

It contains flavonoids, alkaloids, saponins, tannins and phenolic.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Dabbale beans
Hindi	सेम Sem, लोबिया Lobia
Malayalam
Tamil	Kachi-k-kollu
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Aksipidaka
English	Lima Bean, Burma bean, Butter bean

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Habit

Herbs

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Round in outline	Leaves have three leaflets, each 5-12.7 cm long.

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual		White, Pale green or Rose-violet		2.5 cm in length. Depending on cultivar, the pods can be 5-15 cm long and an inch or so wide.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Simple Fruit	ovoid	2-7 cm long, 1-2.5 cm broad	Cream white		{{{6}}}

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

In Oaxaca, Mexico, the main rainy season lasts from June to August and most of the above-ground parts die during dry season. Germination or budding occurs in June or July. The first inflorescence is in October or November. The production of flowers and fruits usually ends between February and April.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Grass land.

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