Buckwheat Genus (Fagopyrum)
荞麦属qiáo mài shǔQiaomaishu
Fagopyrum · Plant
2
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains compounds that can cause photosensitivity in some individuals; may lower blood sugar; contains oxalates.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Buckwheat Genus for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Cholesterol SyndromeDiabetes Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Buckwheat Genus 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 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 Antioxidant156 records, 21 in people
- Benefit Digestive21 records, 13 in people
- Benefit Heart15 records, 6 in people
- Cholesterol Syndrome22 records, 9 in people
- Diabetes Syndrome25 records, 6 in people