Although this crop is vital for areas that can not obtain many other sources of food, one must be careful not to ingest too much of this plant, because of the toxin in it's seed. There is no treatment, because once full paralysis sets in, it is not likely to be reversible. Little harm will come to those that just supplement meals with this plant occasionally, but it is not meant to be your only source of food. It is very
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Common name---Indian pea
Species name---Lathyrus sativus
Genus name---Lathyrus
Family name---Fabaceae
Symptoms---Paralysis
Treatments---No treatment is available when symptoms are allowed to progress too far. Early intervention may reduce or prevent symptoms from occurring.
Toxic parts---Seed
Location of plant---East Africa, Europe, and France. Other locations possible, but those are the main areas of growth. Is popular as a "insurance crop", so it is common in areas of frequent or random drought.
Interesting facts---The pea gets its common name "Indian pea" due to its origin in India. This plant caused severe problems for India before the toxin was known. It is still popularly consumed, but it is now known that it is not wise to only eat this plant due to the toxin. It would take frequent meals to induce enough toxin to harm a human.
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