Dry lotus grass (Eclipta alba)

旱莲草hàn lián cǎoHanliancao

Eclipta alba · Plant

Eclipta alba
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Indications
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With studies in people

No specific contraindications known.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Dry lotus grass for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation SyndromeJaundice Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Dry lotus grass does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit HairBenefit Liver

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Eclipta alba 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.