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Vicia /Vic·ia/ (vish´e-ah) a genus of herbs, including V. fa´ba (V. fa´va), the fava or broad bean, whose beans or pollen contain a component capable of causing favism in susceptible persons.

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Vicia

plant genus of the legume family Fabaceae; contains fodder plants that can be poisonous in a variety of ways. Called also vetch.

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Vicia angustifolia

contains the lathyrogenic agent β-cyano-l-alanine; also causes cyanide poisoning manifested by incoordination, recumbency, tremor, convulsions.

Vicia benghalensis

unidentified toxin causes diarrhea, dermatitis, dyspnea and widespread eosinophilic granulomas; called also popany vetch.

Vicia dasycarpa

unidentified toxin causes muscle wasting, jaundice, alopecia, diarrhea, pruritus and widespread eosinophilic granulomas. Called also woolly pod vetch.

Vicia faba

reports of illness are confined to humans and are characterized by a toxic hepatitis. Called also broad bean.

Vicia nigricans

reported to cause liver damage and photosensitization in horses.

Vicia sativa

contains a cyanogenetic glycoside and also causes liver damage and photosensitization.

Vicia villosa

reported to cause a syndrome of dermatitis, conjunctivitis and diarrhea, with widespread eosinophilic granulomas in cattle. Called also hairy vetch.