Cup lichen (Cladonia)
石蕊属shí ruǐ shǔShiruishu
Cladonia · Fungus
2
Indications
3
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 Cup lichen for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Abdominal PainInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Cup lichen does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DigestiveBenefit Respiratory
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Cladonia 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 Antimicrobial34 records, 9 in people
- Benefit Digestive3 records
- Benefit Respiratory3 records, 1 in people
- Abdominal Pain1 records
- Inflammation Syndrome11 records, 4 in people