Dense-flowered lemongrass (Cymbopogon densiflorus)

密花香茅mì huā xiāng máoMihuaxiangmao

Cymbopogon densiflorus · Plant

Cymbopogon, standing in for Cymbopogon densiflorus
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2
Indications
1
With studies in people

Cautions

May enhance anticoagulants; caution before surgery.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Dense-flowered lemongrass for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation SyndromeSpasm Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Dense-flowered lemongrass does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit Respiratory

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Cymbopogon densiflorus 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 Antimicrobial3 records, 1 in people
  • Benefit Antioxidant0 records
  • Benefit Digestive0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records
  • Spasm Syndrome0 records