| French bean | | | | recommended. This treatment should be |
| | | | continued for four to eight weeks along with the |
| French bean is one of the most commonly used | | | | prescribed diet restrictions. The decoction must be |
| vegetables all over the world. There are several | | | | made fresh every day, as it loses it medicinal |
| varieties, the most widely used being the French | | | | value after 24 hours. |
| bean, is also known as common or kidney bean. | | | | |
| | | | The juice extracted from French beans is also |
| Beans are high in carbohydrates and fiber. They | | | | valuable in controlling diabetes. It stimulates the |
| should be eaten liberally to keep diabetes under | | | | production of insulin. This juice is generally used in |
| control. | | | | combination with the juice of Brussels sprouts. |
| | | | The patient must, however be on a controlled |
| A decoction prepared from the beans is an | | | | diet. |
| excellent remedy for diabetes. This decoction is | | | | |
| prepared by boiling 60 grams of fresh kidney | | | | Dr. James Anderson of the Human Nutrition |
| bean pods, after removing their seeds, in four | | | | Research Center of the US Department of |
| liters of water on a slow fire for four hours. It is | | | | Agriculture insists that the same foods that lower |
| then strained through fine muslin cloth and allowed | | | | cholesterol and fight heart disease are also |
| to stand for eight hours. One glass of this | | | | excellent for diabetics, who are at high risk of |
| decoction every two hours during the day is | | | | heart disease. |