Erythrina

刺桐属cì tóng shǔCitongshu

Erythrina · Plant

Erythrina
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains alkaloids; may cause CNS effects.

Indications

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

Joint PainInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Erythrina 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.