Canadian Asarum (Asarum canadense)

加拿大细辛jiā ná dà xì xīnJianadaxixin

Asarum canadense · Plant

Asarum canadense
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2
Indications
1
With studies in people

Cautions

Contains aristolochic acid; nephrotoxic and carcinogenic.

Indications

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

Stomach PainInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit Respiratory

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Asarum canadense 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 Antimicrobial1 records, 1 in people
  • Benefit Antioxidant0 records
  • Benefit Digestive0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory0 records
  • Stomach Pain0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records