Black-thorn erythrina (Erythrina nigra)

黑刺刺桐hēi cì cì tóngHeicicitong

Erythrina nigra · Plant

Erythrina, standing in for Erythrina nigra
This photo shows Erythrina, not Erythrina nigra: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains alkaloids; may cause CNS effects.

Indications

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

Joint PainInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Erythrina nigra 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 Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Diuretic0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Joint Pain0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records