American Catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides)

美国梓měi guó zǐMeiguozi

Catalpa bignonioides · Plant

Catalpa bignonioides
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Seeds and pods may be toxic; avoid ingestion.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit Respiratory AsthmaBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Catalpa bignonioides 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.