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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;expat, post: 8357084, member: 111067&quot;]The Molucca bean, or sea heart. Fron the giant seed pods of the monkey ladder vine, or, Entada gigas, commonly known as the monkey-ladder, sea bean, cœur de la mer or sea heart, is a species of flowering liana in the pea family, Fabaceae of the Mimosa subfamily, which is often raised to family rank. They are native to Central America, the Caribbean, northern South America, and Africa.</p><p>They fall when the heavy rains come and wash to the sea where they can travel for up to two years, even found as far away as Northern Scotland and Norway.</p><p>Sea Hearts have many medicinal uses. They can be ground to treat inflammations. They are also used for constipation, snake bites and stomach complaints. In Norway and Northern Europe the shells of the seeds were used for snuff boxes, match boxes and lockets. They were an important item of commerce. They are 2.4 in x .80 in, and there are about 15 seeds to a pod.</p><p>Also pictured is a tagua nut</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1483239[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1483240[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1483241[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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