Birch Brown Pore Fungus (Inonotus obliquus)

桦褐孔菌huà hè kǒng jūnHuahekongjun

Inonotus obliquus · Fungus

Inonotus obliquus
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May lower blood sugar; caution with diabetes medications; may increase bleeding risk; avoid before surgery; may interact with immunosuppressants.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Birch Brown Pore Fungus does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit Anti-cancerBenefit AntioxidantBenefit ImmuneBenefit Liver

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Inonotus obliquus 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.