botanical record · discovered
Chickpea
Cicer arietinum
Chickpea · Garbanzo · Bengal gram · But · Cece · Chick Pea · Chick pea · Cicer tete de belier · Ciecierzyca pospolita · Garavanzo · Gwygbys · Gwygbysen · Keker · Kekerert · Kichererbse
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Iraq, US, Spain, Kurdistan, Italy, Belgium, France, Turkey
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Aphrodisiac, Astringent, Bile, Bilious
Science studied: ALANINE, ASH, ASPARTIC-ACID, CARBOHYDRATES
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Fabaceae
Scientific name: Cicer arietinum
Common names: Chickpea, Garbanzo, Bengal gram, But, Cece, Chick Pea, Chick pea, Cicer tete de belier, Ciecierzyca pospolita, Garavanzo, Gwygbys, Gwygbysen, Keker, Kekerert, Kichererbse
POWO: 486336-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Iraq, US, Spain, Kurdistan, Italy, Belgium, France and 1 additional place.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Aphrodisiac
- Astringent
- Bile
- Bilious
- Bronchitis
- Catarrh
- Cholera
- Coffee
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- Constipation
- Cutamenia
- Cyanogenetic
- Diarrhea
- Diuretic
- Dysentery
- Dysmenorrhea
- Dyspepsia
- Fever
- Flatulence
- Nausea
- Skin
- Sunstroke
- Tonic
- Tumor(Penis)
- Tumor(Testicle)
- Wart
- Bite(Snake)
- Lactagogue
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- Iraq
- US
- Spain
- Kurdistan
- Italy
- Belgium
- France
- Turkey
Documented cultural uses
- Aphrodisiac
- Astringent
- Bile
- Bilious
- Bronchitis
- Catarrh
- Cholera
- Coffee
- Constipation
- Cutamenia
- Cyanogenetic
- Diarrhea
show 15 more documented entries
- Diuretic
- Dysentery
- Dysmenorrhea
- Dyspepsia
- Fever
- Flatulence
- Nausea
- Skin
- Sunstroke
- Tonic
- Tumor(Penis)
- Tumor(Testicle)
- Wart
- Bite(Snake)
- Lactagogue
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Aphrodisiac · Elsewhere · "
- Astringent · Iraq · "
- Bile · Elsewhere · "
- Bilious · Elsewhere · "
- Bronchitis · Elsewhere · "
- Catarrh · Elsewhere · "
- Cholera · Elsewhere · "
- Coffee · Elsewhere · "
- Constipation · Elsewhere · "
- Cutamenia · Elsewhere · "
- Cyanogenetic · US · "
- Diarrhea · Elsewhere · "
- Diuretic · Spain · "
- Dysentery · Iraq · "
- Dysentery · Elsewhere · "
- Dysmenorrhea · Iraq · "
- Dyspepsia · Elsewhere · "
- Fever · Iraq · "
- Flatulence · Elsewhere · "
- Nausea · Iraq · "
- Skin · Elsewhere · "
- Sunstroke · Elsewhere · "
- Tonic · Kurdistan · "
- Tumor(Penis) · Italy · "
6 additional documented entries remain in the source record.
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Compositional characterization of three traditional Spanish chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) varieties · 2026 source ↗
- Leveraging genomic resources for precision breeding and trait improvement in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) · 2026 source ↗
- Ascochyta Blight of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.): Genetic Basis of Resistance and QTL Mapping · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALANINE
- ASH
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- CARBOHYDRATES
- BETA-CAROTENE
- FAT
- FIBER
- FOLACIN
- GLYCINE
- HISTIDINE
- IRON
- ISOLEUCINE
- LEUCINE
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LYSINE
- MANGANESE
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- METHIONINE
- NIACIN
- OLEIC-ACID
- PALMITOLEIC-ACID
- PHENYLALANINE
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PROLINE
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SODIUM
- STEARIC-ACID
- THREONINE
- TRYPTOPHAN
- TYROSINE
- VIT-B65-6
- WATER
- DAIDZEIN
- GENISTEIN
- PANTOTHENIC-ACID
- ARGININE
- CALCIUM
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- KILOCALORIES
- MAGNESIUM
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- PROTEIN
- SERINE
- THIAMIN
- VALINE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- MUFA
- ZINC
- PUFA
- COPPER
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- SFA
- CYSTINE
- OXALIC-ACID
- BIOCHANIN
- BIOCHANIN-A
- BIOCHANIN-A-7-O-GLUCOSIDE
- DAPHNETIN
- FORMONONETIN
- FORMONONETIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE
- GARBANZOL
- HOMOFERREIRIN
- LIQUIRITIGENIN
- MEDICAGOL
- MEDICARPIN
- ONONIN
- PHYLLOQUINONE
- PHYTATE
- PRATENSEIN
- SALICYLATES
- SAPONINS
- SOYASAPONIN-I
- (-)-MAACKIAIN
- 9-O-METHYLCOUMESTROL
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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