African Spiral Ginger (Costus afer)
非洲闭鞘姜fēi zhōu bì qiào jiāngFeizhoubiqiaojiang
Costus afer · Plant
2
Indications
2
With studies in people
Cautions
May cause allergic reactions in sensitive individuals.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists African Spiral Ginger for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Stomach PainInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says African Spiral Ginger does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DigestiveBenefit Respiratory
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Costus afer 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.
- Benefit Antimicrobial3 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Digestive0 records
- Benefit Respiratory0 records
- Stomach Pain1 records
- Inflammation Syndrome5 records, 1 in people