{"id":1472,"date":"2017-03-11T22:39:59","date_gmt":"2017-03-11T22:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/?page_id=1472"},"modified":"2025-05-19T19:58:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T19:58:33","slug":"bean","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/1herbs\/bean\/","title":{"rendered":"Bean"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=center>\n<h5>Contents:<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"#Names\">Common Names<\/a> | <a href=\"#Parts\">Parts Usually Used<\/a> | <a href=\"#Description\">Plant(s) &amp; Culture<\/a> | <a href=\"#Where\">Where Found<\/a> | <a href=\"#Properties\">Medicinal Properties<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#Legends\">Legends, Myths and Stories<\/a> | <a href=\"#Uses\">Uses<\/a> | <a href=\"#Dosages\">Formulas or Dosages<\/a> | <a href=\"#Nutrient\">Nutrient Content<\/a> | <a href=\"#Sold\">How Sold<\/a> | <a href=\"#Links\">Resource Links<\/a> | <a href=\"#Bibliography\">Bibliography<\/a><a href=\"#Bibliography\"><\/a><a href=\"#Bibliography\"><\/a><a href=\"#Bibliography\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Scientific Names<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Common_Bean.jpg\" align=\"right\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" border=\"0\" width=\"350\" height=\"467\" alt=\"Bean plant\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Phaseolus vulgaris L.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Pea family<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a name=\"Names\">Common Names<\/a> <\/h3>\n<p><b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Common bean<\/li>\n<li>Dou fu-tofu (bean curd)<\/li>\n<li>Green bean<\/li>\n<li>Kidney bean<\/li>\n<li>Navy bean<\/li>\n<li>Pinto bean<\/li>\n<li>Snap bean<\/li>\n<li>String bean<\/li>\n<li>Wax bean<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/b> <a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a> <\/p>\n<hr size=3 width=80% COLOR=\"#004040\" align=\"center\">\n<h3><a name=\"Parts\">Parts Usually Used<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Beans and pods<br \/>\n<a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<hr size=3 width=80% COLOR=\"#004040\" align=\"center\">\n<h3><a name=\"Description\">Description of Plant(s) and Culture<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The Kidney bean is an annual, twining plant; the leaves are alternate, each leaf consisting of 3 broad-ovate to rhombic-ovate, entire, pointed leaflets.  The white, yellow or purplish flowers grow in sparse, axillary clusters.  The fruit is a green or yellow pod; the color of the seeds, or beans, depends on the variety.  Diverse as they are, all the beans named above are varieties of the kidney bean.  The dry beans are picked when mature, the others at various stages of maturity.<br \/>\n<a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<hr size=3 width=80% COLOR=\"#004040\" align=\"center\">\n<h3><a name=\"Where\">Where Found<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Probably originated in South America and is still the predominant bean cultivated in the Americas.<br \/>\n<a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<hr size=3 width=80% COLOR=\"#004040\" align=\"center\">\n<h3><a name=\"Properties\">Medicinal Properties<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Diuretic<br \/>\n<a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<hr size=3 width=80% COLOR=\"#004040\" align=\"center\">\n<h3><a name=\"Legends\">Legends, Myths and Stories<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Phaseolus vulgaris (kidney bean) is indigenous to the Americas, being unknown to the rest of the world before Columbus.  This species includes the common green bean as well as wax beans, and various dried beans such as red kidney, pinto, and navy.  These beans were extensively cultivated and used as trade goods by Native American tribes from Canada to South America, with each tribe having its own names and folklore for the beans. <\/p>\n<p>Before the discovery of the New World, Europeans did have other bean species with various traditions associated with them.  On <nobr>3 days<\/nobr> of the year, the Roman head of the household went through a ritual ceremony of spitting beans out of his mouth to rid his home of evil spirits.  This custom carried over to the Middle Ages, where spitting a mouthful of beans in a witch&#8217;s face was considered to negate her powers.  Perhaps beans were thought to be a potent deterrent against evil because as a seed they have stored within them the positive life force of all living and growing things.<\/p>\n<p>Since 200 BC, tofu (bean curd) has been cooked into a soup to treat colds; the Chinese version of chicken soup.  Tofu can be stored up to <nobr>5 days<\/nobr> in the refrigerator.  To preserve freshness, immerse tofu in water and change the water daily.  It is both low in calories and highly nutritious: <nobr>6 oz.<\/nobr> portion is a mere <nobr>100 calories<\/nobr> and contains about <nobr>6% protein.<\/nobr><\/p>\n<p>It is claimed, if the green pods are chewed in ones mouth and applied to any place bitten by a horse, it will help.<br \/>\n            <a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<hr size=3 width=80% COLOR=\"#004040\" align=\"center\">\n<h3><a name=\"Uses\">Uses<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Bean pods are effective in lowing blood sugar levels and can be used (with the concurrence of a doctor) for mild cases of diabetes.  A bean pod diet for this purpose would mean eating <nobr>9-16 lb.<\/nobr> of pods per week (they can be cooked like vegetables).  The pods are most effective before the beans are ripe, and fresh pods are more effective than dried.  Dried pods are particularly to be used in conjunction or rotation with other efficacious herbs, such as bilberry, milfoil, dandelion, and juniper.  These can be taken alone or mixed, as a tea.  Bean pod tea is useful for dropsy, sciatica, chronic rheumatism, kidney and bladder problems, uric acid accumulations, and loss of albumin in the urine during pregnancy.  Externally, promotes healing of ulcers and sores. Prolonged use of the decoction made from the beans is recommended for difficult cases of acne.  Bean meal can also be applied directly to the skin for moist eczema, eruptions, and itching.  Wash the skin every <nobr>2-3 hours<\/nobr> with German chamomile tea and apply new meal.<br \/>\n<a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<hr size=3 width=80% COLOR=\"#004040\" align=\"center\">\n<h3><a name=\"Dosages\">Formulas or Dosages<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Use anywhere from <nobr>2 tbsp.<\/nobr> to <nobr>3 handfuls<\/nobr> of dried small-cut pods with <nobr>1 qt.<\/nobr> water.  Boil for <nobr>3 hours.<\/nobr> Take <nobr>1\/2 to<\/nobr> <nobr>3\/4 qt.<\/nobr> per day.<br \/>\n<a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<hr size=3 width=80% COLOR=\"#004040\" align=\"center\">\n<h3><a name=\"Nutrient\">Nutrient Content<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/GreenBean-nutrient.gif\" width=\"220\" height=\"401\" alt=\"Green bean nutrients\"><\/div>\n<p>\n            <a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<hr size=3 width=80% COLOR=\"#004040\" align=\"center\">\n<h3><a name=\"Sold\">How Sold<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Supermarket: fresh or dried<br \/>\n<a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<hr size=3 width=80% COLOR=\"#004040\" align=\"center\">\n<h3><a name=\"Links\">Resource Links<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livestrong.com\/article\/292490-number-of-calories-per-ounce-of-pinto-beans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LiveStrong.com: Number of Calories Per Ounce of Pinto Beans<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nal.usda.gov\/fnic\/foodcomp\/cgi-bin\/list_nut_edit.pl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USDA Nutrition Database: Pinto Beans<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calorieking.com\/foods\/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-legumes-pinto-beans-boiled_f-Y2lkPTY1ODkmYmlkPTEmZmlkPTY5OTYwJmVpZD02MDIyMDg0NDAmcG9zPTEmcGFyPSZrZXk9cGludG8gYmVhbg.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CalorieKing: Pinto Beans<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.food.com\/library\/pinto-bean-196\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Food.com: Kitchen Dictionary: Pinto Bean<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<hr size=3 width=80% COLOR=\"#004040\" align=\"center\">\n<h3><a name=\"Bibliography\">Bibliography<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0916638022\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=0916638022&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=medherinf-20&#038;linkId=DCBTQXKQDJAPNSBV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/buyit.gif\" width=41 height=16 border=0 alt=\"Buy It!\"> The Herbalist Almanac<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=medherinf-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0916638022\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/i>, by Clarence Meyer, Meyerbooks, publisher, PO Box 427, Glenwood, Illinois 60425, copyright 1988, fifth printing, 1994<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0941524272\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0941524272&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=medherinf-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/buyit.gif\" width=41 height=16 border=0 alt=\"Buy It!\"> Planetary Herbology<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=medherinf-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0941524272\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/i>, by Michael Tierra, C.A., N.D., O.M.D., Lotus Press, PO Box 325, Twin Lakes. WI 53181., Copyright 1988, published 1992<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0743225481\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=0743225481&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=medherinf-20&#038;linkId=GAJ2HBKGV4RC6P3C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/buyit.gif\" alt=\"Buy It!\" border=\"0\"> Earl Mindell&#8217;s Herb Bible<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=medherinf-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0684856395\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/i>, by Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D., Simon &#038; Schuster\/Fireside, Rockefeller Center 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1438243081\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=1438243081&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=medherinf-20&#038;linkId=HO3UW3Z3YRABHSFW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/buyit.gif\" width=41 height=16 border=0 alt=\"Buy It!\"> Culpeper&#8217;s Complete Herbal &amp; English Physician: Updated With 117 Modern Herbs<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=medherinf-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=1438243081\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/i>, by Nicholas Culpeper, Meyerbooks, publisher, PO Box 427, Glenwood, Illinois 60425, 1990, (reprint of 1814)<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0916638189\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0916638189&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=medherinf-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/buyit.gif\" alt=\"Buy It!\" border=\"0\"> Old Ways Rediscovered<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=medherinf-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0916638189\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/i>, by Clarence Meyer, Meyerbooks, publisher, PO Box 427, Glenwood, Illinois 60425, published from 1954, print 1988<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0873512073\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0873512073&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=medherinf-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/buyit.gif\" alt=\"Buy It!\" border=\"0\"> Prairie Smoke<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=medherinf-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0873512073\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/i>, by Melvin R. Gilmore, Minnesota Historical Society Press, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101, copyright 1987.<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0879040076\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0879040076&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=medherinf-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/buyit.gif\" width=41 height=16 border=0 alt=\"Buy It!\"> The Herb Book<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=medherinf-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0879040076\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/i>, by John Lust, Bantam Books, 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY. copyright 1974.<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1476705046\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=1476705046&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=medherinf-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/buyit.gif\" width=41 height=16 border=0 alt=\"Buy It!\"> Webster&#8217;s New World Dictionary<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=medherinf-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=1476705046\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/i>, Third College Edition, Victoria Neufeldt, Editor in Chief, New World Dictionaries: A Division of Simon &#038; Schuster, Inc., 15 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10023<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center>\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4390707348229770\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- MHI-wide-728x90 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4390707348229770\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5012760358\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contents: Common Names | Parts Usually Used | Plant(s) &amp; Culture | Where Found | Medicinal Properties Legends, Myths and Stories | Uses | Formulas or Dosages | Nutrient Content | How Sold | Resource Links | Bibliography Scientific Names Phaseolus vulgaris L. 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