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Specimen profile
Green Pea
Pisum sativum · Fabaceae
Skt · Kalaya — “Referring to the split pulse”Hindi · MatarMal · PattaniTam · Pattani
Cooling, protein-rich pulse valued as nourishing food in Ayurvedic dietetics.
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Green pea is an annual climbing legume cultivated worldwide for its edible seeds and tender pods. In Ayurvedic dietetics it is regarded as a light, sweet, cooling food that builds strength and satisfies hunger; fresh green peas are considered gentler on digestion than dried pulses.
Identification markers
Annual climber with hollow stems, tendrils, pinnate leaves with 2-3 pairs of oval leaflets, white to purplish papilionaceous flowers, and flattened green pods containing round seeds.
Rasa
Madhura
Guna
Laghu, Guru (dried)
Virya
Sheeta
Vipaka
Madhura
Dosha effect
V-, K+
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