How to Use Buckwheat and its extracts?

Contents

• Basic Botanical Info.
• Botanical Description.
• Phytochemicals and Constituents.
• Beneficial Nutrients and Phytochemicals.
• Medicinal Action and Uses:Astringent, acrid.
• History of Buckwheat.
• Buckwheat classification.
• Buckweet Commodities.
• Other Species and Buckwheat Family.
• Research Update:Polygonum fagopyrum.

Phytochemicals and Constituents.:

The leaves have been found by Schunch to contain a crystalline colouring principle (1 part in a thousand) identical with the Rutin or Rutic acid previously discovered by Weiss in the leaves of the common Rue and probably existing in the leaves of the Holly.

 The seeds contain starch, sugar, gum, and various matters soluble in alcohol. A small amount of the glucoside Indican has been found.

Reference:

• 1.How to Use Buckwheat and its extracts?

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♣ last edit date:22nd,Oct.2010.