Asphalt Grass Genus (Pithecellobium)

沥青草属lì qīng cǎo shǔLiqingcaoshu

Pithecellobium · Plant

Pithecellobium
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; avoid during pregnancy and breastfeeding due to insufficient safety information.

Indications

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

Diabetes SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Pithecellobium 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.