Devil's tongue (Amorphophallus konjac)
蒟蒻zhuó juànZhuojuan
Amorphophallus konjac · Plant
1
Indications
3
With studies in people
The catalogue records no caution for this entry. That is not evidence that it is safe.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Devil's tongue for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Devil's tongue does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit ImmuneBenefit Kidney
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Amorphophallus konjac 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 Antioxidant5 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Digestive7 records, 5 in people
- Benefit Immune8 records, 4 in people
- Benefit Kidney0 records
- Fatigue Syndrome0 records