Pepino Melon (Solanum muricatum)
牛心茄子niú xīn qié ziNiuxinqiezi
Solanum muricatum · Plant
1
Indications
2
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains small amounts of solanine alkaloids; generally safe as food; limited safety data for medicinal use.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Pepino Melon for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Pepino Melon does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit HeartBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Solanum muricatum 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 Antioxidant10 records
- Benefit Digestive1 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Heart1 records
- Benefit Skin1 records
- Inflammation Syndrome8 records, 1 in people