Citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina)

黄花菜huáng huā càiHuanghuacai

Hemerocallis citrina · Plant

Hemerocallis citrina
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May cause digestive upset; may have mild diuretic effects; avoid during pregnancy; limited clinical safety data.

Indications

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

Inflammation SyndromeInsomnia Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit CalmingBenefit DiureticBenefit Immune

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Hemerocallis citrina 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.