Lablab bean, Hyacinth bean seeds (Lablab purpureus)

Product no.: H-0240
25.00
Price incl. VAT, plus delivery
Delivery weight: 101 g

Amount 100gr

Germination approx. 14-28 days at 24 ° C

 

Lablab bean, Hyacinth bean seeds (Lablab purpureus)

 

The Lablab bean(Lablab purpureus), is a species that is closely related to broad beans. The seeds can be used as a legume and to enrich the soil. The Lablab is also a good leafy plant with ornamental aspects, which can reach up to 10 m.

It is usually grown as an annual plant in Europe, but it is a perennial plant if it can be kept at temperatures above 0 degrees. The Lablab requires little irrigation and develops a deep root.

In the kitchen you can use the immature green pods, in the same way as some varieties of pea. They can also be used as dry bean. They need to be cooked for a long time (with change of water is important both in the preparation and soaking to remove toxic elements. The leaves can also be used like spinach leaves.

In folk medicine in India and East Africa (where it is thought to come from) the leaves or a paste of leaves they are used for eczema or inflammation. Lablab is also appreciated for intoxications and fever. In Africa, the stalk juice is used against cholera.

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