Carob (Ceratonia siliqua)
长角豆cháng jiǎo dòuChangjiaodou
Ceratonia siliqua · Plant
2
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
High tannin content; may cause digestive upset in large amounts.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Carob for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Diabetes SyndromeDiarrhea Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Carob 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 Ceratonia siliqua 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 Antioxidant126 records, 26 in people
- Benefit Digestive28 records, 4 in people
- Benefit Heart14 records, 3 in people
- Diabetes Syndrome20 records, 7 in people
- Diarrhea Syndrome3 records, 1 in people