Slender South American Bean (Phaseolus gracilis)

细长南美豆xì cháng nán měi dòuXichangnanmeidou

Phaseolus gracilis · Plant

Phaseolus, standing in for Phaseolus gracilis
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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 Slender South American Bean for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Diabetes Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Slender South American 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 gracilis 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 Antioxidant0 records
  • Benefit Diuretic0 records
  • Benefit Heart0 records
  • Benefit Nutrition0 records
  • Diabetes Syndrome0 records