Angola Cucumber (Cucumis anguria)

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Cucumis anguria · Plant

Cucumis anguria
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May cause digestive upset in sensitive individuals.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit DiureticBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Cucumis anguria 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.

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