East No. 1 sisal (Agave sisalana)

东一号剑麻dōng yī hào jiàn máDongyihaojianma

Agave sisalana · Plant

Agave sisalana
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Irritating sap; use with caution.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists East No. 1 sisal for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Constipation SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says East No. 1 sisal does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DigestiveBenefit DiureticBenefit Skin Wounds

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Agave sisalana 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.

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