Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus)

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Cyperus papyrus · Plant

Cyperus papyrus
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
2
Indications
1
With studies in people

No specific contraindications known.

Indications

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

Abdominal PainInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DigestiveBenefit Menstruation

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Cyperus papyrus 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 Antimicrobial2 records, 1 in people
  • Benefit Digestive0 records
  • Benefit Menstruation0 records
  • Abdominal Pain0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records