Buckwheat contains rutin, a medicinal chemical that strengthens capillary walls
Buckwheat contains rutin, a medicinal chemical that strengthens capillary walls, reducing hemoraging in people with high blood pressure and increasing microcirculation in people with chronic venous insufficiency. Dried buckwheat leaves for tea were manufactured in Europe under the brand name "Fagorutin."Buckwheat contains d-chiro-inositol, the cofactor missing in Type II diabetes. It is being studied for use in treating this disease. A buckwheat protein has been found to bind cholesterol tightly. It is being studied for reducing plasma cholesterol in people with an excess of this compound.