Akebia (Akebia quinata)
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Akebia quinata · Plant
3
Indications
3
With studies in people
Cautions
Nephrotoxic; avoid with kidney disease; contraindicated in pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Akebia for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Akebia does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit DiureticBenefit LiverBenefit Menstruation
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Akebia quinata 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 Diuretic4 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Liver5 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Menstruation0 records
- Joint Pain0 records
- Inflammation Syndrome7 records, 5 in people
- Swelling Syndrome0 records