American Gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa)
美国海墨菊měi guó hǎi mò júMeiguohaimoju
Grindelia squarrosa · Plant
1
Indications
1
With studies in people
Cautions
May cause contact dermatitis; may interact with blood pressure medications; limited safety data for internal use.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists American Gumweed for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says American Gumweed does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit Respiratory AsthmaBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Grindelia squarrosa 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 Antimicrobial2 records
- Benefit Respiratory Asthma0 records
- Benefit Skin0 records
- Inflammation Syndrome2 records, 1 in people