Name: Fasah, gat
Scientific name: Medicago sativa
Type: Herb
Color: Green,Yellow
Habitat: Cultivated Areas
Size: 30 - 80 cm
Conservation status:
Introduced
Description:
Growth form: Perennial herb. Flowering. May–Jul. Status: Introduced.Common. Also recorded: Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia. Habitat & distribution: May occur as an escape from cultivation. Uses: This is a very common and widely grown fodder crop throughout the Arabian peninsula. Ghazanfar states the leaves are used to treat bruises, fractures and to stop nose-bleeds. Seeds are used as an aphrodisiac.
