Sea cuttlebone (Sepia esculenta)

海螵蛸hǎi piāo xiāoHaipiaoxiao

Sepia esculenta · Animal

Sepia esculenta
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2
Indications
0
With studies in people

Cautions

Animal product, not a plant; limited safety data for medicinal use; may cause allergic reactions; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Acid Reflux SyndromeHemorrhage Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit DigestiveBenefit Skin Wounds

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Sepia esculenta 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 Digestive2 records
  • Benefit Skin Wounds0 records
  • Acid Reflux Syndrome0 records
  • Hemorrhage Syndrome0 records