Glue grass (Viscum)

胶草属jiāo cǎo shǔJiaocaoshu

Viscum · Plant

Viscum
Photo: George Chernilevsky, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
2
Indications
5
With studies in people

Cautions

Some species contain toxic lectins; may lower blood pressure; caution with hypotension; may affect immune function.

Indications

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

Hypertension SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit CalmingBenefit HeartBenefit Immune

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Viscum 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.