Hook cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
虎克黄瓜hǔ kè huáng guāHukehuanggua
Cucumis sativus · Plant
1
Indications
3
With studies in people
Cautions
May cause digestive upset in sensitive individuals.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Hook cucumber for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Swelling Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Hook cucumber does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit DiureticBenefit ImmuneBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Cucumis sativus 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 Antioxidant196 records, 7 in people
- Benefit Digestive5 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Diuretic0 records
- Benefit Immune24 records
- Benefit Skin43 records, 8 in people
- Swelling Syndrome6 records