European beech (Fagus sylvatica)

欧洲水青冈ōu zhōu shuǐ qīng gāngOuzhoushuiqinggang

Fagus sylvatica · Plant

Fagus sylvatica
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited medicinal use; beech nuts can cause digestive upset in large quantities; limited safety data for medicinal use.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists European beech for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says European beech does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit RespiratoryBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Fagus sylvatica 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.