Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea)

香脂冷杉xiāng zhī lěng shānXiangzhilengshan

Abies balsamea · Plant

Abies balsamea
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4
Indications
0
With studies in people

Cautions

Avoid in pregnancy; may cause skin irritation.

Indications

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

Joint Arthritis PainMuscle PainCold SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit Immune AntimicrobialBenefit Respiratory CoughBenefit Skin Cuts

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Abies balsamea 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 Antioxidant2 records
  • Benefit Immune Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory Cough0 records
  • Benefit Skin Cuts1 records
  • Joint Arthritis Pain0 records
  • Muscle Pain0 records
  • Cold Syndrome6 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome1 records