Belladonna Genus (Atropa)

颠茄属diān qié shǔDianqieshu

Atropa · Plant

Atropa
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3
Indications
3
With studies in people

Cautions

Highly toxic; contains anticholinergic alkaloids; use only under professional supervision.

Indications

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

Spasm PainStomach PainInsomnia Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit CalmingBenefit Respiratory Asthma

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Atropa 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.