Kapok (Ceiba pentandra)
吉贝jí bèiJibei
Ceiba pentandra · Plant
1
Indications
2
With studies in people
The catalogue records no caution for this entry. That is not evidence that it is safe.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Kapok for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Kapok does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit MenstruationBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Ceiba pentandra 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 Antimicrobial6 records
- Benefit Antioxidant14 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Menstruation0 records
- Benefit Skin2 records, 1 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome6 records