Kidney Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
香豆xiāng dòuXiangdou
Phaseolus vulgaris · Plant
1
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
Raw beans contain toxic lectins; must be properly cooked; generally safe when cooked; may lower blood sugar.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Kidney Bean for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Diabetes Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Kidney Bean 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