Bitter Buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum)
苦荞麦kǔ qiáo màiKuqiaomai
Fagopyrum tataricum · Plant
2
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
May cause photosensitivity in fair-skinned individuals; avoid with bleeding disorders; may lower blood sugar.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Bitter Buckwheat for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Cholesterol SyndromeDiabetes Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Bitter Buckwheat does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit Heart
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Fagopyrum tataricum 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 Antioxidant71 records, 6 in people
- Benefit Digestive4 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Heart8 records, 2 in people
- Cholesterol Syndrome7 records, 2 in people
- Diabetes Syndrome11 records, 1 in people