Blue Snow Flower (Plumbago auriculata)

蓝雪花lán xuě huāLanxuehua

Plumbago auriculata · Plant

Plumbago auriculata
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains plumbagin; may be toxic in high doses; may cause skin irritation; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Blue Snow Flower for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Blue Snow Flower does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit Immune Anti-cancerBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Plumbago auriculata 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.