Taro (Alocasia)
海芋属hǎi yù shǔHaiyushu
Alocasia · Plant
2
Indications
4
With studies in people
The catalogue records no caution for this entry. That is not evidence that it is safe.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Taro for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Joint PainInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Taro does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DigestiveBenefit Respiratory
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Alocasia 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 Antimicrobial7 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Digestive8 records, 5 in people
- Benefit Respiratory2 records, 2 in people
- Joint Pain1 records
- Inflammation Syndrome8 records, 2 in people