Cowpea Genus (Vigna)
豇豆属jiāng dòu shǔJiangdoushu
Vigna · Plant
1
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
Generally safe as food when cooked; raw beans contain antinutrients; limited safety data for medicinal use.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Cowpea Genus for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Diabetes Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Cowpea Genus does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit HeartBenefit Nutrition
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Vigna and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antioxidant384 records, 31 in people
- Benefit Digestive52 records, 5 in people
- Benefit Heart19 records, 5 in people
- Benefit Nutrition133 records, 14 in people
- Diabetes Syndrome26 records, 11 in people