Canna Genus (Canna)

碗蔗属wǎn zhè shǔWanzheshu

Canna · Plant

Canna
Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, edited by Fir0002, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Seeds and rhizomes toxic raw; cook thoroughly before consumption.

Indications

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

Inflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Canna 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.