Flat-stemmed Phyllanthus (Phyllanthus niruri)
扁茎沿阶草biǎn jīng yán jiē cǎoBianjingyanjiecao
Phyllanthus niruri · Plant
4
Indications
6
With studies in people
Cautions
May interact with hepatic medications; may lower blood sugar; caution with diabetes; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Flat-stemmed Phyllanthus for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Diabetes SyndromeInflammation SyndromeJaundice SyndromeSwelling Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Flat-stemmed Phyllanthus does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit Liver
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Phyllanthus niruri 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 Antimicrobial28 records, 9 in people
- Benefit Diuretic6 records, 4 in people
- Benefit Liver63 records, 20 in people
- Diabetes Syndrome14 records, 3 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome33 records, 12 in people
- Jaundice Syndrome4 records, 2 in people
- Swelling Syndrome1 records