European Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)

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Pastinaca sativa · Plant

Pastinaca sativa
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May cause photosensitivity; contains furanocoumarins; avoid sun exposure after handling; limited safety data.

Indications

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

Inflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit DigestiveBenefit DiureticBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Pastinaca sativa 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.