Fleshy Sponge Genus (Spongia)

肉丁海绵属ròu dīng hǎi mián shǔRoudinghaimianshu

Spongia · Animal

Spongia
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Marine organism, not a plant; limited medicinal use; may cause allergic reactions; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Fleshy Sponge Genus for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Fleshy Sponge Genus does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit Respiratory

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Spongia 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.