Water caltrop (Nymphaea alba)
芡实qiàn shíQianshi
Nymphaea alba · Plant
2
Indications
3
With studies in people
Cautions
May have mild sedative effects; limited safety data; avoid during pregnancy due to insufficient safety information.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Water caltrop for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation SyndromeInsomnia Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Water caltrop does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit CalmingBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Nymphaea alba 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 Antimicrobial4 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Calming1 records
- Benefit Skin2 records, 1 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome1 records, 1 in people
- Insomnia Syndrome0 records