Bocconia Genus (Macleaya)

博落回属bó luò huí shǔBoluohuishu

Macleaya · Plant

Macleaya
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains isoquinoline alkaloids including sanguinarine; potentially toxic; may cause skin irritation; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Bocconia Genus 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 Macleaya 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.