Gecko (Gekko gecko)

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Gekko gecko · Animal

Gekko gecko
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Animal product, not a plant; may cause allergic reactions; limited safety data for medicinal use.

Indications

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

Fatigue Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit ImmuneBenefit RespiratoryBenefit Sexual

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Gekko gecko 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.