Autumn eggplant (Solanum melongena)
秋茄树qiū qié shùQiuqieshu
Solanum melongena · Plant
1
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains small amounts of solanine alkaloids; generally safe as food; limited safety data for medicinal use.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Autumn eggplant for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Autumn eggplant does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit HeartBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Solanum melongena 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 Antioxidant114 records, 13 in people
- Benefit Digestive8 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Heart4 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Skin23 records, 7 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome14 records, 3 in people