Perennial Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus)

宿根香豌豆sù gēn xiāng wān dòuSugenxiangwandou

Lathyrus odoratus · Plant

Lathyrus odoratus
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains beta-aminopropionitrile which may be neurotoxic; avoid during pregnancy; limited safety data for medicinal use.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Perennial Sweet Pea for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Perennial Sweet 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 odoratus 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 Antioxidant1 records
  • Benefit Immune1 records
  • Benefit Nutrition0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records