Active Ingredients,Nutritional Value and Resource Application of Small Black Bean
Black bean is the seed of Glycine max (L.) Merr,which is widely distributed in China. Small black bean in northern Shaanxi is one of its cultivars. Black bean mainly contains isoflavones and anthocyanins,which have anti-inflammatory,antioxidant,hypoglycem,lipid-lowering,anticancer,hormone regulation and other pharmacological effects. In this study,the chemical constituents and main pharmacological effects of black bean reported in domestic and foreign literatures from 1997 to 2022 were reviewed,and the cultivation status of small black bean in northern Shaanxi Province and the existing problems of medicinal black bean were analyzed. It is suggested that the environment of northern Shaanxi Province is more suitable for the cultivation of black bean and the standard of medicinal materials should be improved further.
Small black beansActive ingredientsNutritional valueCurrent situation of cultivation