In the days of yore

In former times peas were a symbol of fertility and wealth. Scientists assume that they began to grow up peas in antique times in Egypt, Babylon, Persia … Archeological excavations of the last decades allowed to find the remains of the peas relating to the Stone Age. Most likely modern peas came from wild-growing one-year peas – Pisum elatius Bieb which meets in the temperate climatic zone also presently.

Peas are Pisum L. - an annual grassy plant from family of bean. At a plant polegayushchy idle time or the branching stalk with short moustaches up to 10-25 cm long. There are standard grades of peas. The rod, branched root rather deeply gets into the soil. Green parnoperisty leaves have beautifully twirled leaves on the end. Lungs, the self-pollinated flowers, most often white, less often than pink, gentle-lilac and violet-red color have an appearance of moths and are collected in a brush.

Fruit – a bean or a pod from 5-10 by seeds. The form and coloring of seeds depend on a grade. They can be also smooth or wrinkled. Peas are shelling and sugar.

Seeds of peas are used in food. Stalks, leaves, flowers, seeds in the medicinal purposes. Sugar grades of peas can be used at very young age when peas are in embryo - stages of "shovel".

Medicinal properties of peas
In general, it is known long since that peas strengthen a physical body. And green peas are called a vitamin tablet. Contain in peas: vitamins A, B1, B2, PP, C, sugar, fat, starch, mineral salts, minerals - potassium, phosphorus, manganese …

Nutritionists on composition of valuable amino acids and a protein equate vegetable peas to cow's milk, beef and eggs. Also protein of green peas which contains all irreplaceable amino acids - a lysine, methionine, tryptophane, treonin, phenylalanine, a leucine, an isoleucine is valuable …

Peas are eaten crude, tinned, from it cook porridge, added to soups, salads, to a stuffing for pancakes, pies, cook from it kissel...

In traditional medicine peas are used as diuretic and rassasyvayushchy means. Plant decoction brings stones out of a bladder and kidneys, fruits reduce sugar in blood at diabetes. Gruel from green peas is put to wounds, furuncles, eels, bruises, bruises.

Peas for female beauty
The Russian beauties long since knew about truly magic cosmetic properties of peas. And now do the cleaning cosmetic masks of pea meal.

- The mask cleaning for oily skin.
To crush dried fruits of peas on the coffee grinder. To take 1 tablespoon of such flour, to add 1 egg white and 1 teaspoon of honey. To put a mask on a face for 20-25 minutes, to wash away boiled water of room temperature. At normal face skin and dry it is possible to use a chicken yolk. At dry – to replace honey with heavy cream.

- The toning mask.
To fill in 1 tablespoon of pea meal with whey so that smetanoobrazny weight turned out, to allow to stand and put a little on a face for 15 minutes. To wash away warm water, then to wipe a face with an ice cube. The course of such masks smoothes wrinkles, gives to skin dullness.

- The rejuvenating mask.
To mix 2 tablespoons of pea meal with 2 tablespoons of sour cream, to add 1 teaspoon of olive oil. To put on a face, a neck, a decollete for half an hour. To wash away the tampon moistened in warm milk. In 5-10 minutes to wash water of room temperature. The course of such masks considerably smoothes wrinkles, small removes absolutely.

- For the tired withering skin.
To mix 2 tablespoons of pea meal with 2 tablespoons of kefir, to apply to skin for 20 minutes. To unmask, the tampon moistened in olive oil. In 10 minutes to wash boiled water. The course of such masks does skin elastic and tightened.