The flour or meal made from the seeds, which ripens in midsummer, can be made into an emollient cataplasm and will stop the fluxes. The seeds, eaten with their skins, bind the body, but the liquid they are boiled in loosens the belly. The flowers are used outwardly in cataplasms for the same purposes as Bean flowers.

Modern uses:

Lentils have been an important food since ancient times, because of their protein content. Sprouted Lentils now have a reputation as a 'health food'. The seeds sprout quickly if covered in water overnight, are strained, and then rinsed twice a day so that they stay moist. The sprouts turn protein into peptogen and are rich in vitamins. They do not need so much cooking as Beans.