European alder (Alnus glutinosa)
欧洲桤木ōu zhōu qī mùOuzhouqimu
Alnus glutinosa · Plant
3
Indications
5
With studies in people
No specific contraindications known.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists European alder for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Wound PainInflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says European alder does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit RespiratoryBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Alnus glutinosa 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 Antimicrobial15 records, 4 in people
- Benefit Diuretic0 records
- Benefit Respiratory4 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Skin15 records, 8 in people
- Wound Pain6 records, 1 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome5 records, 1 in people
- Swelling Syndrome0 records