Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Vicia faba
Scientific Name and Description
Vicia faba L.
Herb Family
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Faba sativa Moench.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common names | broad bean, fava bean, faba bean, |
| English | broad bean, field bean, horse bean, pigeon bean |
| Hindi | anhuri, bakla, kalamatar |
| Kannada | dodda hurali kaayi, kadu huralikayee |
| Tamil | kapuliyavarai |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Siddha
Folk
Ethnopharmacology use
While Fava bean is not a common food in India, there aren't any widely recognized Indian language names for Vicia faba.
Vicia faba L. Fabaceae Beans Shrub Young fruits Juice Anticholesterol
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Vicia faba. (2024, July 9). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicia_faba