European Alkanet (Lithospermum erythrorhizon)
欧紫草ōu zǐ cǎoOuzicao
Lithospermum erythrorhizon · Plant
2
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
May affect hormone levels; avoid with hormone-sensitive conditions and hormone therapy; may cause skin irritation; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists European Alkanet for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says European Alkanet does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit DiureticBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Lithospermum erythrorhizon 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 Antimicrobial39 records, 15 in people
- Benefit Antioxidant28 records, 11 in people
- Benefit Diuretic0 records
- Benefit Skin86 records, 40 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome110 records, 51 in people
- Swelling Syndrome4 records, 2 in people