You wrote: > >Hi, > > Could somebody help me out by telling me what the Botanical name > >of this much-talked about Fava bean is?. My mother has been trying to find it > >and apparently it is not called the fava bean, where she lives. > > >Thanks, > >Sathya > > >"Knowledge itself is power." > - Francis Bacon > The botanical name for the fava bean is Vicia faba. Best, Bob -- ******************************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S. Phone: 510-849-2555 Neurological Surgery FAX: 510-849-2557 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 USA E-Mail: [log in to unmask] CompuServe: 72303,3442 America Online: BobFink "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ********************************************************