Jamaican cherry (Prunus salicina)
牙买加樱桃yá mǎi jiā yīng táoYamaijiayingtao
Prunus salicina · Plant
1
Indications
3
With studies in people
Cautions
Seeds contain amygdalin which releases cyanide; seeds should not be consumed; limited safety data for medicinal use.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Jamaican cherry for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Jamaican cherry does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit ImmuneBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Prunus salicina 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 Antioxidant45 records, 7 in people
- Benefit Digestive1 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Immune1 records
- Benefit Skin15 records
- Inflammation Syndrome4 records, 1 in people