Fermented black beans (Phaseolus vulgaris)
豆豉dòu chǐDouchi
Phaseolus vulgaris · Plant
1
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
Generally safe when properly prepared; may cause digestive upset; may lower blood sugar; caution with diabetes medications.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Fermented black beans for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Diabetes Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Fermented black beans does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DiureticBenefit HeartBenefit Nutrition
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Phaseolus vulgaris 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 Antioxidant321 records, 48 in people
- Benefit Diuretic2 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Heart86 records, 15 in people
- Benefit Nutrition127 records, 14 in people
- Diabetes Syndrome71 records, 25 in people