Desert rose (Adenium obesum)
沙漠玫瑰shā mò méi guīShamomeigui
Adenium obesum · Plant
3
Indications
1
With studies in people
Cautions
Highly toxic; all parts contain cardiac glycosides.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Desert rose for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Wound PainInflammation SyndromeParasite Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Desert rose does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit HeartBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Adenium obesum 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 Antimicrobial4 records
- Benefit Heart0 records
- Benefit Skin3 records, 1 in people
- Wound Pain1 records
- Inflammation Syndrome2 records
- Parasite Syndrome0 records