Varicose veins and other circulatory problems (chronic venous insufficiency). Early research shows that drinking buckwheat tea for 3 months might prevent the legs of people with chronic venous insufficiency from becoming more swollen.
Diabetes. Early research suggests that eating 70-100 grams of buckwheat flour or grain daily may improve long-term glucose tolerance in people with diabetes.
Vision problems in people with diabetes. Early research suggests that taking buckwheat by mouth for 3 months might improve vision in people with visions problems due to diabetes.
Improving blood flow. Preventing “hardening of the arteries” (atherosclerosis).
