Rape Seed (Brassica napus)
油菜籽yóu cài zǐYoucaizi
Brassica napus · Plant
1
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains goitrogens; may interact with thyroid medications.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Rape Seed for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Rape Seed does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit HeartBenefit Immune Anti-cancer
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Brassica napus 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 Antioxidant372 records, 11 in people
- Benefit Digestive9 records, 3 in people
- Benefit Heart28 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Immune Anti-cancer17 records, 6 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome9 records, 6 in people