Camphorweed (Pluchea)

阔苞菊属kuò bāo jú shǔKuobaojushu

Pluchea · Plant

Pluchea
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Indications
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With studies in people

The catalogue records no caution for this entry. That is not evidence that it is safe.

Indications

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

HeadacheHeat SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit Respiratory

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Pluchea 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.