Sugar melon seed (Cucumis melo)
甜瓜子tián guā ziTianguazi
Cucumis melo · Plant
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Indications
4
With studies in people
Cautions
May cause digestive upset in sensitive individuals.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Sugar melon seed does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit DiureticBenefit ImmuneBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Cucumis melo 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 Antioxidant120 records, 16 in people
- Benefit Digestive9 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Diuretic5 records, 3 in people
- Benefit Immune11 records
- Benefit Skin27 records, 9 in people