Tea Seed Heart (Camellia sinensis)

茶子心chá zǐ xīnChazixin

Camellia sinensis · Plant

Camellia sinensis
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains caffeine; avoid in anxiety disorders.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Tea Seed Heart for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Cholesterol SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Tea Seed Heart does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit CognitiveBenefit HeartBenefit ImmuneBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Camellia sinensis 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.