- Some effects of eating mildewed beans in a child were recorded by W.
- Dale.
- A M.
- Cushing and Demeures both proved Phaseolus nanus, but Cushing only published the symptoms observed on the heart.
- Demeures, in his provingTesting a remedy on healthy volunteersThe systematic method of administering a substance to healthy subjects to observe and record the symptoms it produces., experience severe headache from fullness in the brain.
- Breathing slow, pulse slow or extinct.
- “Irregular, weak pulse and heart failure.” Soreness to touch in eyeballs, right rib, epigastrium, and right humerus.
- Diabetes.
- Cooper noted that the inside of the pod rubbed on warts is sa id to cure them.
- A decoction of the shells has been used as a drink for diabetes, but can cause severe headaches.
- Ramm noted it for dropsical effusionFluid accumulation in a body cavityThe escape of fluid from blood vessels or lymphatics into a surrounding body cavity (e.g., pleural effusion). into pleural cavity, pericardium and peritoneum.
- Chronic disorders of the urinary tract from kidneys to urethra, pyelitis, bladder catarrhInflammation of mucous membranes with dischargeExcessive buildup of mucus in the nose or throat, associated with inflammation of the mucous membrane., gravelSmall sand-like deposits in urineSmall, sandy or stony deposits passed in the urine, causing painful urination or colic., stones, uric acid.
- Ramm considered Phase, an important remedy in goutArthritis with severe joint pain and swellingA disease in which defective metabolism of uric acid causes arthritis, especially in the smaller joints of the feet. and diabetes.
- He used a decoction of the whole dried ripe pod “of the taller variety,” Phaseolus vulgaris