Ash (Fraxinus)

梣属chūn shǔChunshu

Fraxinus · Plant

Fraxinus
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; some species contain coumarins that may increase bleeding risk; use with caution.

Indications

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

Joint PainGout SyndromeInflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit Diuretic

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Fraxinus 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.