Vicia sativa, Black-Pod Vetch, common vetch, narrow-leaf vetch, Vesce printannière

Vicia sativa subsp. nigra (L.) Ehrh.
Family: Fabaceae

Common name: Black-Pod Vetch, common vetch, narrow-leaf vetch, spring vetch
Chinese: 苦豆子
French: Vesce printannière, Vesce fausse Gesse

Perennial  non-climbing  herb,  forage,  tender leaves cooked as vegetable. Plant poisonous to cattle. Seeds toxic to human being, lathyrism. Paste of leaves applied to treat cuts, sores, ulcers and wounds. Root juice drunk to cure fever. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]

37 Published articles of Vicia sativa
1.    In vitro antibacterial activity and phytochemical analysis of hexane extract of Vicia sativa Saleem, M., et al., Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, 2014. 9(2): p. 189-193.
2.    In vitro antibacterial activity and phytochemical analysis of hexane extract of Vicia sativa Mohammad, S., et al., Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, 2014. 9(2): p. 189-193.
3.    Metabolic responses in root nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris and Vicia sativa exposed to the imazamox herbicide Garcia-Garijo, A., et al., Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 2014. 111: p. 19-23.
4.    Response to copper bromide exposure in Vicia sativa L. seeds: Analysis of genotoxicity, n.a.a.m.p.B., Lorenza M., S. Muccifora, and L. Giorgetti, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2014. 107: p. 245-250.
5.    Effects of copper on germination and reserve mobilization in Vicia sativa L. seeds Muccifora, S. and L.M. Bellani, Environmental Pollution, 2013. 179: p. 68-74.
6.    Phytoremediation of phenol using Vicia sativa L. plants and its antioxidative response Ibanez, S.G., et al., Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2012. 19(5): p. 1555-1562.
7.    Exogenous application of salicylic acid alleviates cadmium toxicity and reduces hydrogen peroxide accumulation in root apoplasts of Phaseolus aureus and Vicia sativa Zhang, F., et al., Plant Cell Reports, 2011. 30(8): p. 1475-1483.
8.    Specific accumulation of CYP94A1 transcripts after exposure to gaseous benzaldehyde: Induction of lauric acid omega-hydroxylase activity in Vicia sativa exposed to atmospheric pollutants Kastner, P.E., et al., Environmental Research, 2011. 111(1): p. 37-44.
9.    Soyasapogenol B and trans-22-dehydrocampesterol from common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) root exudates stimulate broomrape seed germination Evidente, A., et al., Pest Management Science, 2011. 67(8): p. 1015-1022.
10.    Cadmium-induced accumulation of hydrogen peroxide in the leaf apoplast of Phaseolus aureus and Vicia sativa and the roles of different antioxidant enzymes Zhang, F., et al., Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2009. 168(1): p. 76-84.
11.    Chelating, a.a.a.a.o.V.s.p.e.M., Cristina, et al., European Food Research and Technology, 2009. 230(2): p. 353-359.
12.    Allelopathic effects of Medicago sativa L. and Vicia cracca L. leaf and root extracts on weeds Koloren, O., Pakistan journal of biological sciences : PJBS, 2007. 10(10): p. 1639-42.
13.    Enzymatic synthesis of (R)-cyanohydrins by a novel (R)-oxynitrilase from Vicia sativa L Han, S.-Q., et al., Biotechnology Letters, 2006. 28(23): p. 1909-1912.
14.    Exopolysaccharide structure is not a determinant of host-plant specificity in nodulation of Vicia sativa roots Laus, M.C., A.A.N. van Brussel, and J.W. Kijne, Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 2005. 18(11): p. 1123-1129.
15.    CYP94A1, a.p.c.P.-c.f.a.o.-h., is selectively induced by chemical stress in Vicia sativa seedlings Benveniste, I., et al., Planta, 2005. 221(6): p. 881-890.
16.    Effects of cathepsin D inhibitor from Vicia sativa L. seed hulls on human skin fibroblasts and breast cancer cells (in vitro studies) Roszkowska-Jakimiec, W., S. Wolczynski, and M. Chlabicz, Roczniki Akademii Medycznej w Bialymstoku (1995), 2004. 49 Suppl 1: p. 234-5.
17.    The activity and location of cathepsin D inhibitor in seeds of common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) Roszkowska-Jakimiec, W. and J. Lesniewska, Roczniki Akademii Medycznej w Bialymstoku (1995), 2004. 49 Suppl 1: p. 231-3.
18.    Evaluation of antioxidant, a.-i., and antinociceptive properties of aerial parts of Vicia sativa and its flavonoids Gamal-Eldeen, A. M., et al., Journal of Natural Remedies, 2004. 4(1): p. 81-96.
19.    Vicine and convicine in common vetch (Vicia sativa) seeds enhance beta-cyanoalanine toxicity in male broiler chicks Farran, M.T., et al., International Journal of Toxicology, 2002. 21(3): p. 201-209.
20.    Stored cysteine proteinases start globulin mobilization in protein bodies of embryonic axes and cotyledons during vetch (Vicia sativa L.) seed germination Schlereth, A., et al., Planta, 2001. 212(5-6): p. 718-727.
21.    A conservative amino acid substitution alters the regiospecificity of CYP94A2, a.f.a.h.f.t.p.V.s.K., R. A., et al., Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2001. 391(2): p. 180-187.
22.    Cathepsin D inhibitor from Vicia sativa L Roszkowska-Jakimiec, W. and A. Bankowska, Roczniki Akademii Medycznej w Bialymstoku (1995), 1998. 43: p. 245-9.
23.    Nutritional evaluation of detoxified and raw common vetch seed (Vicia sativa L.) using diets of broilers Darre, M.J., et al., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 1998. 46(11): p. 4675-4679.
24.    Chitin oligosaccharides can induce cortical cell division in roots of Vicia sativa when delivered by ballistic microtargeting Schlaman, H.R.M., et al., Development, 1997. 124(23): p. 4887-4895.
25.    Neurotoxins in a vetch food: Stability to cooking and removal of gamma-glutamyl-beta-cyanoalanine and beta-cyanoalanine and acute toxicity from common vetch (Vicia sativa L) legumes Ressler, C., et al., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 1997. 45(1): p. 189-194.
26.    Proteinase A, a.s.-g.-d.e.o.v.V.s., L.) seeds, is not involved in early steps of storage-protein mobilization Becker, C., et al., European Journal of Biochemistry, 1997. 248(2): p. 304-312.
27.    Nod factors produced by Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae induce ethylene-related changes in root cortical cells of Vicia sativa ssp nigra vanSpronsen, P.C., A.A.N. vanBrussel, and J.W. Kijne, European Journal of Cell Biology, 1995. 68(4): p. 463-469.
28.    MOLECULAR ACTION OF THE TYPE-1 RIBOSOME-INACTIVATING PROTEIN SAPORIN-5 ON VICIA-SATIVA RIBOSOMES Iglesias, R., et al., Febs Letters, 1993. 325(3): p. 291-294.
29.    MESSENGER-DEPENDENT ACTION OF THE POKEWEED ANTIVIRAL PROTEIN AND FUSIDIC ACID ON IN-VITRO VICIA-SATIVA L TRANSLATION Arias, F.J., et al., Cellular and Molecular Biology, 1993. 39(3): p. 333-337.
30.    ANALYSIS OF THE MAJOR INDUCERS OF THE RHIZOBIUM-NODA PROMOTER FROM VICIA-SATIVA ROOT EXUDATE AND THEIR ACTIVITY WITH DIFFERENT NODD GENES Zaat, S.A.J., et al., Plant Molecular Biology, 1989. 13(2): p. 175-188.
31.    COUMARINS FROM VICIA-SATIVA Kovaleva, A.M. and V.N. Kovalev, Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, 1986(6): p. 778-778.
32.    PROTEIN-QUALITY IN CEREALS AND PULSES .1. APPLICATION OF MICROBIOLOGICAL AND OTHER INVITRO METHODS IN THE EVALUATION OF RICE (ORYZA-SATIVA-L), S.S.-V.P., BARLEY AND FIELD BEANS (VICIA-FABA L) Ford, J. E. and D. Hewitt, British Journal of Nutrition, 1979. 41(2): p. 341-352.
33.    PURIFICATION AND PARTIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF A MITOGENIC LECTIN FROM VICIA-SATIVA Falasca, A., et al., Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta, 1979. 577(1): p. 71-81.
34.    LECTINS OF SOME POLISH PLANTS .3. INVESTIGATION OF CHEMICAL COMPOSITION Krasiejk.I, Bulletin De L Academie Polonaise Des Sciences-Serie Des Sciences Biologiques, 1967. 15(6): p. 335-&.
35.    ANALYSES OF THE OCCURRENCE OF CYANOGENIC GLYCOSIDES IN VETCHES-D OF THE LIVING COLLECTION IN GUATERSLEBEN GERMANY VICIA-SATIVA-D BETA CYANO ALANINE AMINO-ACID PHENYL ALANINE VICIANINE Hanelt, P. and B. Tschiersch, Kulturpflanze, 1967(15): p. 85-96.
36.    NITRILE GROUP IN PEPTIDE CHEMISTRY .7. AN ALTERNATIVE SYNTHESIS OF NEUROTOXIC AMINO ACID BETA-CYANO-L-ALANINE FROM L-ASPARAGINE Liberek, B., C. Buczel, and Z. Grzonka, Tetrahedron, 1966. 22(7): p. 2303-&.
37.    On the distribution of lathyrism in the United Provinces and on its cause, w.a.d.o.a.m.f.e.o.T.p.w.b.p.c., Indian Jour Med Res, 1930. 18((1)): p. 51-55.