Beet (Beta vulgaris)
甜菜tián càiTiancai
Beta vulgaris · Plant
2
Indications
7
With studies in people
Cautions
High oxalate content; caution with kidney stones.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Beet for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Hypertension SyndromeInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Beet does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit HeartBenefit ImmuneBenefit Liver
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Beta vulgaris 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 Antioxidant239 records, 48 in people
- Benefit Digestive32 records, 14 in people
- Benefit Heart34 records, 20 in people
- Benefit Immune16 records, 5 in people
- Benefit Liver53 records, 7 in people
- Hypertension Syndrome12 records, 7 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome72 records, 23 in people