Alkanet Family (Boraginaceae)
紫草科zǐ cǎo kēZicaoke
Boraginaceae · Plant
1
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
Many species contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids; potential liver toxicity.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Alkanet Family for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Alkanet Family does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit RespiratoryBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Boraginaceae 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 Antimicrobial104 records, 26 in people
- Benefit Diuretic8 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Respiratory21 records, 7 in people
- Benefit Skin57 records, 23 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome95 records, 24 in people