Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo var. cylindrica)

西葫芦xī hú lúXihulu

Cucurbita pepo var. cylindrica · Plant

Cucurbita pepo var. cylindrica
Photo: nociveglia from Appennino Emiliano, Italy, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May enhance diuretic effects; caution with kidney disorders.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit ImmuneBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Cucurbita pepo var. cylindrica 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 Digestive0 records
  • Benefit Immune0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records