American Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon)
美洲酸果萝měi zhōu suān guǒ luóMeizhousuanguoluo
Vaccinium macrocarpon · Plant
2
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
May increase bleeding risk; may interact with warfarin; may increase urinary oxalate; caution with kidney stones.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists American Cranberry for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Infection SyndromeInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says American Cranberry does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit ImmuneBenefit Urinary
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Vaccinium macrocarpon 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 Antioxidant76 records, 23 in people
- Benefit Immune5 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Urinary94 records, 59 in people
- Infection Syndrome52 records, 25 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome44 records, 21 in people