American Snakeroot (Aristolochia contorta)
美洲南蛇藤měi zhōu nán shé téngMeizhounansheteng
Aristolochia contorta · Plant
3
Indications
0
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains aristolochic acid; nephrotoxic and carcinogenic.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists American Snakeroot for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says American Snakeroot does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit ImmuneBenefit Respiratory
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Aristolochia contorta 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 Antimicrobial1 records
- Benefit Immune0 records
- Benefit Respiratory0 records
- Joint Pain0 records
- Inflammation Syndrome0 records
- Snakebite Syndrome0 records