Blue-purple Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea)
青紫牵牛qīng zǐ qiān niúQingziqianniu
Ipomoea purpurea · Plant
3
Indications
0
With studies in people
Cautions
Seeds may contain ergot alkaloids and lysergic acid; potentially hallucinogenic; avoid during pregnancy; may cause digestive upset.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Blue-purple Morning Glory for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Constipation SyndromeInflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Blue-purple Morning Glory does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit DiureticBenefit Laxative
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Ipomoea purpurea 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.