Giant blue echinops (Echinops giganteus)

巨大蓝刺头jù dà lán cì tóuJudalancitou

Echinops giganteus · Plant

Echinops giganteus
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May cause allergic reactions in those with ragweed allergies.

Indications

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

Inflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Giant blue echinops 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 Echinops giganteus 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.