African Bushwillow (Combretum africana)

非洲止泻木fēi zhōu zhǐ xiè mùFeizhouzhixiemu

Combretum africana · Plant

Combretum, standing in for Combretum africana
This photo shows Combretum, not Combretum africana: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: Marco Schmidt, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May cause diarrhea in high doses.

Indications

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

Diarrhea SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit RespiratoryBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Combretum africana 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 Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Diarrhea Syndrome0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records