Ball Fern (Pteris globulifera)

球子蕨qiú zi juéQiuzijue

Pteris globulifera · Plant

Pteris, standing in for Pteris globulifera
This photo shows Pteris, not Pteris globulifera: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; potentially contains thiaminase; avoid during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit RespiratoryBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Pteris globulifera 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 Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Diuretic0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records