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Apple

Apple. Properties: Cool; Sweet; Slightly Sour. Meridians: Lung; Spleen; Stomach

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Ping Guo
中文名 (Chinese)
苹果
Latin Name
Fructus Mali Pumilae
English Name
Apple
Alias Names
柰频婆柰子平波超凡子天然子频果西洋苹果
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Cool; Sweet; Slightly Sour
Meridians (归经)
Lung; Spleen; Stomach
Part Used
Fruit
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To boost stomach, engender liquid, eliminate vexation, arouse liquor.
Indication (主治)
Scant fluid and thirst, spleen vacuity diarrhea, food retention and abdominal distention, resolve liquor toxin.
🔗 External References
TCMID
6303
10
Clinical Trials
1
Meta-Analyses
2
PubMed References
📋 Sample Trials
NCT02542033
Glycemic Response to Low Sugar Apple Juice
Completed · Impaired Fasting Glucose
NCT03846986
Postprandial Glycemia in Apple Products
Completed · Healthy
NCT02974491
Consumption of Apple Juice in Hemodialysis Patients
Completed · Oxidative Stress
NCT03523403
Obesity-related Health Benefits of Apples
Completed · Obesity, Abdominal|Hyperlipidemias|Infla
NCT01585519
A Study Examining Effects of Apples/ Apple Products on Heart Disease Risk
Completed · Cardiovascular Disease
NCT03911050
Scavenging of Reactive Carbonyl Species by Apple Polyphenols in Human
Completed · Human Health|Polyphenols|Pharmacokinetic
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
CRD42020215977
Investigation of apple and apple-related products on human health focusing on metabolic disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
All randomized controlled trial studies investigated the biological effect of th
📚 Sample References
PMID 33037751
Apple polyphenol extract alleviates lipid accumulation in free-fatty-acid-exposed HepG2 cells via activating autophagy mediated by SIRT1/AMPK signaling
Phytother Res · 2021
PMID 34639090
Quercetin-3-Glucoside Extracted from Apple Pomace Induces Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis by Increasing Intracellular ROS Levels
Int J Mol Sci · 2021
🏥 Linked Health Topics 2 · matched via study conditions