Tayu Purgative Melon (Citrullus tayuya)

塔尤泻瓜tǎ yóu xiè guāTayouxiegua

Citrullus tayuya · Plant

Citrullus, standing in for Citrullus tayuya
This photo shows Citrullus, not Citrullus tayuya: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains cucurbitacins; purgative effect; use with caution.

Indications

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

Inflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Tayu Purgative Melon does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DiureticBenefit HeartBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Citrullus tayuya 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 Antioxidant0 records
  • Benefit Diuretic0 records
  • Benefit Heart0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records
  • Swelling Syndrome0 records