Dragon bone (Cissampelos pareira)
龙骨lóng gǔLonggu
Cissampelos pareira · Plant
2
Indications
4
With studies in people
Cautions
May contain toxic alkaloids; use with caution.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Dragon bone for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Joint PainInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Dragon bone does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit ImmuneBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Cissampelos pareira 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 Antimicrobial5 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Diuretic3 records
- Benefit Immune3 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Skin6 records, 3 in people
- Joint Pain0 records
- Inflammation Syndrome7 records, 4 in people