Crested latesummer mint (Elsholtzia ciliata)

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Elsholtzia ciliata · Plant

Elsholtzia ciliata
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Caution in pregnancy; may stimulate uterine contractions.

Indications

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

HeadacheInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Crested latesummer mint 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 Elsholtzia ciliata 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.