Continued Dipsacus (Dipsacus asper)

续断xù duànXuduan

Dipsacus asper · Plant

Dipsacus asper
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3
Indications
1
With studies in people

Cautions

Contraindicated in pregnancy; may cause uterine contractions.

Indications

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

Lower Back PainSwelling SyndromeWind-damp Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit Blood CirculationBenefit Liver Kidney

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Dipsacus asper 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 Blood Circulation0 records
  • Benefit Liver Kidney13 records, 2 in people
  • Lower Back Pain0 records
  • Swelling Syndrome2 records
  • Wind-damp Syndrome0 records

Other entries for Dipsacus asper

Chuan Continued 川续断