Welcome to My Store - Aurora Market Rosary Pea/Peonia Seeds Natural Beads For Jewelry From Sri Lanka Abrus precatorius is commonly known as jequirity, Crab's eye or rosary pea, paternoster pea, love pea, precatory pea or bean, prayer bead, John Crow Bead, coral bead, red-bead vine, country licorice, Indian licorice, wild licorice, Jamaica wild licorice, Akar Saga, coondrimany, gidee gidee, Jumbie bead, ratti/rettee/retty, or weather plant.It is a herbaceous flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae. It is a slender, perennial climber with long, pinnate-leaflet leaves that twine around trees, shrubs, and hedges. The plant is best known for its seeds, which are used as beads and in percussion instruments. Uses - The rosary pea, which is the source of abrin, is common to many tropical areas throughout the world and is sometimes used as an herbal remedy. The seeds of the rosary pea have been used to make beaded jewelry