Acanthus family (Acanthaceae)
爵床科jué chuáng kēJuechuangke
Acanthaceae · Plant
3
Indications
6
With studies in people
Cautions
Generally no specific contraindications.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Acanthus family for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Acanthus family does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit Immune AntimicrobialBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Acanthaceae 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 Antioxidant99 records, 21 in people
- Benefit Immune Antimicrobial37 records, 13 in people
- Benefit Skin41 records, 14 in people
- Joint Pain2 records, 2 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome116 records, 29 in people
- Wound Syndrome17 records, 6 in people