Botanical Index No. 113

Black Bean, Green Bean, Etc.

phaseolus vulgaris

Medicinal Actions

Antidiabetic effect

Primary Conditions Treated

Acne Albuminuria Alcoholism Anemia Anorexia Anuria Bacteria Bladder Stone BPH Burn Cancer blood breast testicle Cardiopathy Cholecystosis Cold Constipation Cystosis Depression Dermatosis Diabetes Diarrhea Dropsy Dysentery Dysuria Eczema Edema Endometriosis Enterosis ERT Fever Fibrosis Fungus Gas Gastrosis Glaucoma Gout Headache Heart Hematuria Hepatosis Hiccup High Blood Pressure High Cholesterol Hot Flashes Hyperglycemia Hyperlipoproteinemia Infection Infertility Itch Kidney Stone Leukemia Lymphoma Melanoma Menopause Mycosis Nephrosis Neurosis Obesity Osteoporosis Otosis Pain Pericardosis Pleurosis Retinosis Rheumatism Rickets Sciatica Scurvy Sore Steatosis Stone Stricture Syndrome-X Tenesmus Toxemia Tuberculosis Tumor Ulcer UTI Virus Wart Water Retention Better for cholesterol

General Dosage

Drink the string bean pot likker as food farmacy, and eat the string beans; I often enjoy 100–200 g with diced raw onion; 0.5 cup seed as food; 5–15 g herb/day; pour hot water over 2.5 g dry powdered pods.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered by AHP. None known.“Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. The Herbal PDR hints that poisonings due to over consumption of too many raw beans is not impossible, due to lectins, which are destroyed by cooking. Symptoms include diarrhea, gastroenterosis, and vomiting. Of course, overconsumption of dry bean seeds can also lead to GI distress such as flatus and dyspepsia.

!