Angola Rosewood (Pterocarpus angolensis)

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Pterocarpus angolensis · Plant

Pterocarpus angolensis
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; may have mild blood-thinning effects; avoid with anticoagulant medications; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit HeartBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Pterocarpus angolensis 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.