Garcinia

藤黄属téng huáng shǔTenghuangshu

Garcinia · Plant

Garcinia
Photo: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Some species may affect liver function; caution with statins; may interact with diabetes medications; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Attack ToxinBleeding Due To External InjuryCarcinomaDamp SoreIntractable LichenPainful Swelling From Knocks & FallsScaldsToxin Of Welling Abscess & Flat Abscess SwellingUlcer

TCM actions

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

Disperse SwellingEliminate Putridity & Close SoresKill WormsStanch Bleeding