Lens culinaris Medic.

Primary Characteristics

Primary Characteristics

Lens culinaris Medic. is aslo known as Cicer lens Willd., Lens esculenta Moench., belongs to Leguminosae, family.
The Arabic Name for this herb is Adas.
The English Names for this herb are Green lentil, Lentil.
The Urdu Name for this herb is Masur.

Pharmacological Actions

Seeds:

  • Aphrodisiac
  • Nourishing


    • Indications

    The Indications of Seeds of Lens culinaris Medic. are Small Pox, Constipation, Ulcers, Intestinal Affections, Slow-healing sores.

    No Contra Indication information is available for Lens culinaris Medic..

    Temperaments

    No Temperament information is available for Lens culinaris Medic..

    Available Brands

    No Brand information is available for Lens culinaris Medic..

    Compound Preparations

    No Compound Preparation information is available for Lens culinaris Medic..

    Dosage

    No Dosage information is available for Lens culinaris Medic..

    Herb's Description

    Lens culinaris Medic. is a herb, size is usually 15 inches tall, is annual. Plants can have single stems or many branches depending upon the population in the field. The lentils plant grows best in light and dry soil. The lentil plant is a 12-18 inch high, low, bushy, weakly upright to semi-viny annual having the general appearance of vetch. It has many soft, hairy branches with pinnately compound leaves and numerous oval leaflets. The broad, smooth pods are only 1/2 inch long. Each pod bears two seeds which are thin, lens-shaped, usually smaller than pea seed, and of various colors including brown and yellow. A bushel of dry seeds weighs about 60 pounds, and a pound contains 6,000-12,000 seeds.
    Lens culinaris Medic.'s Seeds, round and flattened, lens-shaped, yellow to brown in color. The seeds grow in short broad pods, each pod producing two or three thin lens-shaped seeds. Seed color varies from yellow to brown and may be mottled, although mottled seeds are not desirable for marketing, dried seeds of many varieties of Lens esculenta, they may be green, yellow, or orange-red.
    Lens culinaris Medic.'s Flower, white and blue in color

    Taste Odor & Occurrence

    Occurence: It is native of South West Asia. It occurs in Afghanistan, Central & South Europe, China, Egypt, Ethopia, India, Mediterranean Basin, Pakistan.. It is probably the oldest of grain legumes to be domesticated (Bahl et al., 1993). It is now cultivated in most subtropical and also in the Northern hemisphere such as Canada and Pacific Northwest regions.

    Substitutes

    No information regarding Lens culinaris Medic.'s substitute is currently available.

    Active Constituents

    Lens culinaris Medic.'s Active constituents:

    Antidotes

    No information regarding Lens culinaris Medic.'s antidot is currently available.

    Warning & Precautions

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    Toxicity

    Lens culinaris Medic.:
    There is no adverse effect reported on usage of this plant.