| ID | 1,324 |
| Crop ID | Soybean |
| Part | Seed |
| Use Category | Medicinal |
| Notes | The fermented seed is weakly diaphoretic and stomachic. It is used in the treatment of colds, fevers and headaches, insomnia, irritability and a stuffy sensation in the chest. Soybean is listed as a major starting material for stigmasterol, once known as an antistiffness factor. Sitosterol, also a soy by-product, has been used to replace diosgenin in some antihypertensive drugs. |
| Metadata ID | 8,432 |