Health Benefits : Buckwheat

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Buckwheat was brought from Asia by the Crusaders, and although it is popularly considered as a grain, it is in reality a nut.
In Russia and Poland it is a staple of daily diet.
Given the unkind climate of those countries, this makes a lot of sense, buckwheat is high in the flavonoid glycoside rutin, which strengthens and tones the walls of the tiniest blood vessels in your body, the capillaries, and hence is useful in cases of frostbite or chilblains, as well as capillary fragility in general.
Superficial bruising and broken blood vessels near the surface of the skin are other indications of capillary delicacy.
Rutin is particularly important in the treatment of high blood pressure and hardening of the arteries.