Sedge (Cyperus)
莎草属shā cǎo shǔShacaoshu
Cyperus · Plant
2
Indications
5
With studies in people
No specific contraindications known.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Sedge for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Abdominal PainInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Sedge 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 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 Antimicrobial69 records, 15 in people
- Benefit Digestive35 records, 10 in people
- Benefit Menstruation4 records, 1 in people
- Abdominal Pain8 records, 3 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome83 records, 20 in people