Dish-leaved Begonia (Begonia limprichtii)

蕺叶秋海棠jí yè qiū hǎi tángJiyeqiuhaitang

Begonia limprichtii · Plant

Begonia, standing in for Begonia limprichtii
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Leaves contain oxalic acid; avoid ingestion.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Dish-leaved Begonia for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Dish-leaved Begonia does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit Respiratory CoughBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Begonia limprichtii 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 Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory Cough0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records