False kava (Piper sarmentosum)
假蒟jiǎ jiǔJiajiu
Piper sarmentosum · Plant
1
Indications
2
With studies in people
Cautions
May cause liver damage; avoid with liver disease and alcohol; may interact with central nervous system depressants.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists False kava for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Anxiety Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says False kava does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntispasmodicBenefit CalmingBenefit Respiratory
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Piper sarmentosum 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 Antimicrobial19 records, 8 in people
- Benefit Antispasmodic0 records
- Benefit Calming0 records
- Benefit Respiratory4 records, 2 in people
- Anxiety Syndrome1 records