African Olive (Olea africana)

非洲橄榄fēi zhōu gǎn lǎnFeizhouganlan

Olea africana · Plant

Olea, standing in for Olea africana
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May lower blood pressure; caution with antihypertensive medications; may increase bleeding risk; limited safety data.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists African Olive for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Hypertension SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says African Olive does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit HeartBenefit Immune

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Olea africana and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.