Common bugloss (Anchusa officinalis)
药用牛舌草yào yòng niú shé cǎoYaoyongniushecao
Anchusa officinalis · Plant
3
Indications
2
With studies in people
The catalogue records no caution for this entry. That is not evidence that it is safe.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Common bugloss for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Diabetes SyndromeInflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Common bugloss does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit DetoxBenefit DiureticBenefit Skin Acne
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Anchusa officinalis 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 Antimicrobial2 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Antioxidant2 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Detox0 records
- Benefit Diuretic0 records
- Benefit Skin Acne0 records
- Diabetes Syndrome0 records
- Inflammation Syndrome1 records
- Swelling Syndrome0 records