Na’s watermelon (Citrullus nasi)

纳氏西瓜nà shì xī guāNashixigua

Citrullus nasi · Plant

Citrullus, standing in for Citrullus nasi
This photo shows Citrullus, not Citrullus nasi: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Seeds may cause digestive upset; properly remove seeds.

Indications

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

Inflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Na’s watermelon does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DiureticBenefit HeartBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Citrullus nasi 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 Antioxidant0 records
  • Benefit Diuretic0 records
  • Benefit Heart0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records
  • Swelling Syndrome0 records