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Lentil
Lens culinaris
Lentil · Adasha tarbutit · Ferrini · Għažž · Küchen-Linse · Lenticchia comune · Lentille · Lentille comestible · Lentille cultivée · Linse · Valgomasis lęšis · faki · lentil
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Europe, India, AL, AT, BA, BE
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Cancer(Toothh), Scurvy, Tumor(Abdomen), Ulcer
Science studied: AMYLASE, ARGININE, ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH
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: Lens culinaris
Common names: Lentil, Adasha tarbutit, Ferrini, Għažž, Küchen-Linse, Lenticchia comune, Lentille, Lentille comestible, Lentille cultivée, Linse, Valgomasis lęšis, faki, lentil
History
The source record documents this plant in Europe, Elsewhere, India, AL, AT, BA, BE.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Cancer(Toothh)
- Scurvy
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Ulcer
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Europe
- Elsewhere
- India
- AL
- AT
- BA
- BE
Documented cultural uses
- Cancer(Toothh)
- Scurvy
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Ulcer
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Cancer(Toothh) · Europe · "
- Scurvy · Elsewhere · "
- Tumor(Abdomen) · India · "
- Ulcer · Elsewhere · "
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
- EMA-based chromosome preparation and fluorescent banding as an aid to detect adulteration in cultivated Lens culinaris. · 2026 source ↗
- Fine mapping of a major locus for Ascochyta lentis resistance in lentil (Lens culinaris) accession ILL7537 · 2026 source ↗
- Uncovering the phylogenetic relationships of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) accessions from Germany · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- AMYLASE
- ARGININE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- BIOTIN
- CARBOHYDRATES
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CHOLINE
- CYSTINE
- FAT
- FIBER
- FOLACIN
- HERMICELLULOSE
- HISTIDINE
- IODINE
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- IRON
- ISOLEUCINE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDE-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL
- KAEMPFEROL-3-RUTINOSYL-7-O-BETA-GLUCOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-RUTINOSYL-7-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDE
- KILOCALORIES
- LEUCINE
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- MAGNESIUM
- METHIONINE
- MUFA
- NIACIN
- OXALIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PANTOTHENIC-ACID
- PHOSPHATASE
- PHYTASE
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- PUFA
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SERINE
- SFA
- SODIUM
- STEARIC-ACID
- THIAMIN
- TOCOPHEROL
- TRYPTOPHAN
- VALINE
- VIT-B-6
- WATER
- GADOLEIC-ACID
- TYROSINE
- ALANINE
- ASPARAGIN
- CALCIUM
- COPPER
- MANGANESE
- OLEIC-ACID
- PALMITOLEIC-ACID
- PHENYLALANINE
- PYRIDOXINE
- VIT-K
- ZINC
- LYSINE
- PROLINE
- PHOSPHORUS
- CHLORINE
- SULFUR
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- THREONINE
- GLYCINE
- DAIDZEIN
- GENISTEIN
- INOSITOL
- ESCULIN
- FERULIC-ACID
- KAEMPFEROL-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- P-COUMARIC-ACID
- PARAGALACTOARABAN
- STACHYOSE
- STARCH
- FOLIC-ACID
- PHYTATE
- SALICYLATES
- SAPONINS
- SOYASAPONIN-I
- VARIABILIN
- WYERONE
- (+)-GAMMA-HYDROXY-L-HOMOARGININE
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
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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