Heath pea: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Heath pea in English is the name of a plant defined with Lathyrus japonicus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pisum maritimum var. glabrum Ser. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Fl. Scan. (1835)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
· Flora Germanica Excursoria (1832)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora Bostoniensis (1824)
· Species Plantarum.
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