Seeds - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 58447 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 57.01 LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE Cicer arietinum | Entry Book Number | ||
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| Iso Country | Not defined | TDWG Region | Not defined | ||
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| Uses | SeedsUse: MEDICINES User: Not defined | TDWG use | MEDICINES | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Pharm Soc GB | Donor No | 20 A 5 | ||
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| Notes: | Opuscular source: From Messrs Poad & Sons Ltd Walmgate York to RBG Kew dated May 8th 1925 The Director of RBG kew presents his compliments to the Editor Pharm Journ and begs to acknowledge the receipt of his letter of the 6th instant and in reply to say, that the Gram seeds submitted for identification are those of Cicer arietium Linn., the Chick pea also known as Bengal gram, horse gram, black or brown gram etc. The plant is grown in India, Syria, turkey, Spain, Bulgaria, Africa and Mexico chiefly for th, e production of seed, used for human food, considered one of the most nutritious of the pulses ; also good feed for horses, cattle, sheep and poultry (Kew Bull 1919 p8) A complete analyses will be found in the Food Grains of India, by Prof AH Church p.128, Composition of the chick pea - Water 11.5 Husked 11.2% with husk 1oz.36% grs In 1lb husked Albuminoids 21.7% Husked 19.5% With husk 3oz 207 grs in 1lb husked Starch 59% Husked 53.8% with husk 9oz 192 grs in 1lb husked Oil 4.2% Husked 4.6 With husk 0oz 29, 4 grs in 1lb husked Fibre 1.0% Husked 7.8% 0oz 70 grs in 1lb husked Ash 2.6% Husked 3.1% With husk 0oz 182 grs in 1lb husked1.1% of phosphoric acid, 0.8% of phosphoric acid in 1lb husked The figures are the means of 9 analyses of unhusked seeds and 4 anal, yses of peas from which the husk has been removed | ||||