Fine-leaved Boxwood (Buxus microphylla)

细叶黄杨xì yè huáng yángXiyehuangyang

Buxus microphylla · Plant

Buxus microphylla
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains toxic alkaloids; avoid internal use.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Fine-leaved Boxwood for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Joint PainInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Fine-leaved Boxwood does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Buxus microphylla 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.