Alternate-leaf white thousand-layer (Melaleuca alternifolia)

互生叶白千层hù shēng yè bái qiān céngHushengyebaiqianceng

Melaleuca alternifolia · Plant

Melaleuca alternifolia
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Essential oil is toxic if ingested; may cause skin irritation; avoid internal use; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Alternate-leaf white thousand-layer for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Alternate-leaf white thousand-layer does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntifungalBenefit AntimicrobialBenefit RespiratoryBenefit Skin Acne

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Melaleuca alternifolia 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.