European woad (Isatis tinctoria)
欧洲菘蓝ōu zhōu sōng lánOuzhousonglan
Isatis tinctoria · Plant
3
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
May affect thyroid function; avoid with thyroid disorders; may increase bleeding risk; avoid with blood-thinning medications.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists European woad for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Fever SyndromeHeat SyndromeInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says European woad does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit ImmuneBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Isatis tinctoria 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 Antimicrobial7 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Immune6 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Skin10 records, 4 in people
- Fever Syndrome2 records
- Heat Syndrome4 records, 2 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome37 records, 11 in people