Conical Crotalaria (Crotalaria retusa)

圆锥猪屎豆yuán zhuī zhū shǐ dòuYuanzhuizhushidou

Crotalaria retusa · Plant

Crotalaria retusa
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids; potential liver toxicity.

Indications

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

Inflammation SyndromeParasite Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit RespiratoryBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Crotalaria retusa 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.