Maple (Acer)

槭属qì shǔQishu

Acer · Plant

Acer
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3
Indications
6
With studies in people

Cautions

Generally no specific contraindications.

Indications

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

Joint PainDiabetes SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit LiverBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Acer 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.