Colored Stephania (Stephania discolor)

彩纹千金藤cǎi wén qiān jīn téngCaiwenqianjinteng

Stephania discolor · Plant

Stephania, standing in for Stephania discolor
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; likely contains alkaloids similar to other Stephania species; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Joint PainInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit ImmuneBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Stephania discolor 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 Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Immune0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Joint Pain0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records