Black flower cynoglossum (Cynoglossum officinale)

黑花延命草hēi huā yán mìng cǎoHeihuayanmingcao

Cynoglossum officinale · Plant

Cynoglossum officinale
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids; potential liver toxicity.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Black flower cynoglossum does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit Respiratory CoughBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Cynoglossum officinale 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 Antimicrobial1 records
  • Benefit Diuretic0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory Cough0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records