Cup lichen (Cladonia chlorophaea)

喇叭粉石蕊lǎ ba fěn shí ruǐLabafenshirui

Cladonia chlorophaea · Fungus

Cladonia chlorophaea
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Indications
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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.

Inflammation SyndromeSwelling 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 AntioxidantBenefit DiureticBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Cladonia chlorophaea 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.