Extreme Fork Larrea (Larrea tridentata)

极叉开拉瑞阿jí chā kāi lā ruì āJichakailaruia

Larrea tridentata · Plant

Larrea tridentata
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA); potentially hepatotoxic and nephrotoxic; avoid during pregnancy; avoid with kidney or liver disease.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit ImmuneBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Larrea tridentata 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.