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Eleocharis dulcis
Aquatic sedge corm used as food and TCM herb to clear heat, resolve phlegm, and benefit eyes; crisp texture.
Aquatic sedge corm used as food and TCM herb to clear heat, resolve phlegm, and benefit eyes; crisp texture. Key active compounds include puchiin, isoscutellarein, tannins.
puchiin, along with isoscutellarein and tannins, are the primary bioactive compounds in Water Chestnut. These compounds modulates NF-κB and COX-2 inflammatory pathways, provides free radical scavenging activity, disrupts microbial cell membranes and inhibits pathogen growth.
Antioxidant
Limited clinical evidence; primarily supported by traditional use and preliminary studies
Anti-inflammatory
Limited clinical evidence; primarily supported by traditional use and preliminary studies
Antimicrobial research
Clears heat and phlegm
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
Benefits eyes
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
Digestive heat conditions
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
Cooling summer food
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
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