Dioscorea
薯蓣属shǔ yù shǔShuyushu
Dioscorea · Plant
1
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
Some species contain toxins; proper preparation required.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Dioscorea for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Dioscorea 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 Dioscorea 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 Antioxidant178 records, 36 in people
- Benefit Digestive31 records, 13 in people
- Benefit Immune76 records, 22 in people
- Benefit Kidney40 records, 12 in people
- Fatigue Syndrome6 records, 1 in people