Boxwood Leaf (Buxus)

黄杨木叶huáng yáng mù yèHuangyangmuye

Buxus · Plant

Buxus
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2
Indications
5
With studies in people

Cautions

Contains toxic alkaloids; avoid internal use.

Indications

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

Joint PainInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Boxwood Leaf does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Buxus 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.