Chandelier Tree (Kigelia africana)
吊灯树diào dēng shùDiaodengshu
Kigelia africana · Plant
1
Indications
4
With studies in people
Cautions
Limited safety data; may have hormone-like effects; avoid during pregnancy and with hormone-sensitive conditions.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Chandelier Tree for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Chandelier Tree does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit Immune Anti-cancerBenefit SexualBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Kigelia africana 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 Antimicrobial18 records, 6 in people
- Benefit Immune Anti-cancer17 records, 10 in people
- Benefit Sexual2 records
- Benefit Skin9 records, 5 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome10 records, 5 in people