Cautions
Not a plant; no specific contraindications for external use.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Amber for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Amber does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit CalmingBenefit Urinary
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Amber 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 Antimicrobial61 records, 13 in people
- Benefit Calming9 records, 3 in people
- Benefit Urinary15 records, 8 in people
- Sore Throat0 records
- Inflammation Syndrome46 records, 20 in people
- Insomnia Syndrome9 records, 5 in people
