Bittersweet (Celastrus)
南蛇藤属nán shé téng shǔNanshetengshu
Celastrus · Plant
3
Indications
2
With studies in people
The catalogue records no caution for this entry. That is not evidence that it is safe.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Bittersweet for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Bittersweet does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit ImmuneBenefit Respiratory
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Celastrus 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 Antimicrobial13 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Immune8 records, 4 in people
- Benefit Respiratory1 records
- Snakebite Syndrome0 records