Clove Pink (Dianthus caryophyllus)

麝香石竹shè xiāng shí zhúShexiangshizhu

Dianthus caryophyllus · Plant

Dianthus caryophyllus
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Indications
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With studies in people

No specific contraindications known.

Indications

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

Inflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DigestiveBenefit DiureticBenefit Menstruation

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Dianthus caryophyllus 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.