Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus)
草香豌豆cǎo xiāng wān dòuCaoxiangwandou
Lathyrus sativus · Plant
1
Indications
3
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains neurotoxin ODAP that can cause lathyrism; avoid regular consumption; contraindicated in neurological disorders; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Grass pea for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Grass pea does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit ImmuneBenefit Nutrition
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Lathyrus sativus and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antioxidant25 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Immune0 records
- Benefit Nutrition13 records, 3 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome3 records, 1 in people