Common Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium)

普通苍耳pǔ tōng cāng ěrPutongcanger

Xanthium strumarium · Plant

Xanthium strumarium
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains carboxyatractyloside; young seedlings highly toxic; may cause hepatotoxicity; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

HeadacheInflammation SyndromeWind-damp Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit Respiratory

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Xanthium strumarium 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.