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Where mouse peas grow and are they edible or not?
Mouse peas are a perennial flowering plant. It is used in folk medicine and for household purposes. Let’s take a look at its healing properties.
The flower grows up to 120 cm in height. It has thin leaves and a branched stem. It blooms from June to August. The flowers are blue, white, purple and lilac in color.
The nectar of mouse peas is transparent, and when crystallized it becomes white
The fruit of the plant is black beans with seeds inside. The beans are oblong-rhombic in shape, and the seeds are spherical. The flower propagates vegetatively and by seeds.
Where does the mouse pea grow?
The plant is frost and drought resistant. Grows in meadows, mountain slopes, fields and forest edges. Less common in light forests and on the side of the road. The general distribution is the European part of Russia.
His favorite places: meadows, hillsides, forest edges. He hides in bushes and does not really like light forests. It is a weedy plant and can often be seen in fields and along roadsides.
Whether mouse peas are edible or not
Peas are grown on plantations as a forage crop. It is believed to be the healthiest treat for livestock. In the wild, it is eaten by deer and hares. Peas are also used as fertilizer.
The plant is rich in minerals – calcium and phosphorus. It also contains carotene and ascorbic acid. And during the fruiting period, 100 kg of peas contain up to 4 kg of protein or protein.
Peas are soaked in water for several hours, and then given to livestock. So it is absorbed faster by the body of animals. During the flowering period, the plants are fed with green tops.
The benefits of peas for humans
In folk medicine, the root and herb of the plant are used. They are harvested in the summer. The root is dug up, shaken off the ground, washed with cold water and dried. Store in special bags for no more than two years.
In pharmacology, peas are not used, despite the fact that they have such properties as:
- anti-inflammatory;
- wound healing;
- diuretic;
- hemostatic;
- absorbable.
In folk medicine, decoction of peas is taken orally to treat bronchitis, atherosclerosis, edema, ascites, hemorrhoids and other inflammatory processes in the body.
Prepare the broth like this: 2-3 tbsp. l. chopped root or green grass is poured into 400 ml of boiling water, put on fire and boiled for about 10 minutes. The cooled broth is filtered and consumed three times a day after meals for 1-3 tbsp. l. depending on the disease.
The broth can be used to wipe the face or moisten a cotton pad in it and apply to wounds or inflammations. It works well to relieve pain from insect bites.
It is forbidden to use a decoction of peas during pregnancy, diarrhea, dehydration and overweight. You can not treat yourself with peas without consulting a doctor.
Don’t eat seeds – they contain drugs and toxins. In case of an overdose, poisoning and death are possible. At the first symptoms of poisoning, it is necessary to rinse the stomach as soon as possible.
Mouse peas are useful for everyone: animals eat it as feed, people use it to prepare decoctions and treat various diseases with them. But do not get carried away with the treatment with peas, as the plant contains toxic substances, and in large quantities it can harm.