Brazilian Boxwood (Heisteria brasiliensis)

巴西胡桐bā xī hú tóngBaxihutong

Heisteria brasiliensis · Plant

Heisteria, standing in for Heisteria brasiliensis
This photo shows Heisteria, not Heisteria brasiliensis: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; avoid during pregnancy and breastfeeding due to insufficient safety information.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Brazilian Boxwood 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 Heisteria brasiliensis 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 Antioxidant0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records