Short-flowered Gourd (Lagenaria breviflora)

短花葫芦duǎn huā hú luDuanhuahulu

Lagenaria breviflora · Plant

Lagenaria, standing in for Lagenaria breviflora
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Seeds may contain toxic compounds; limited safety data for medicinal use; caution with hormone-sensitive conditions.

Indications

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

Inflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Short-flowered Gourd does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit Diuretic

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Lagenaria breviflora 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 Antioxidant5 records
  • Benefit Digestive2 records
  • Benefit Diuretic0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome3 records
  • Swelling Syndrome0 records