Cautions
Seeds may cause digestive upset; properly remove seeds.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Citrullus Genus for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Citrullus Genus does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DiureticBenefit Heart
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Citrullus 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 Antioxidant149 records, 14 in people
- Benefit Diuretic3 records
- Benefit Heart27 records, 8 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome47 records, 12 in people
- Swelling Syndrome8 records, 2 in people
