Lentil (Lens culinaris)
扁豆biǎn dòuBiandou
Lens culinaris · Plant
1
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
May cause flatulence; raw lentils contain anti-nutrients; may lower blood glucose; caution with diabetes; may contain purines.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Lentil for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Diabetes Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Lentil 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 Lens culinaris 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 Antioxidant86 records, 11 in people
- Benefit Digestive30 records, 17 in people
- Benefit Heart9 records, 4 in people
- Benefit Nutrition25 records, 1 in people
- Diabetes Syndrome13 records, 6 in people