Broad-leaved Fish Vine (Derris elliptica)

阔叶鱼藤kuò yè yú téngKuoyeyuteng

Derris elliptica · Plant

Derris elliptica
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
2
Indications
1
With studies in people

Cautions

Contains rotenone; toxic to fish and insects; use with caution.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Broad-leaved Fish Vine for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation SyndromeParasite Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Broad-leaved Fish Vine does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit RespiratoryBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Derris elliptica 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 Antimicrobial3 records, 1 in people
  • Benefit Respiratory0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records
  • Parasite Syndrome0 records