Graceful Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia speciosa)
秀丽鹰爪xiù lì yīng zhǎoXiuliyingzhao
Lagerstroemia speciosa · Plant
2
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
May lower blood glucose; caution with diabetes medications; may cause hypoglycemia; potential liver toxicity in high doses.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Graceful Crape Myrtle for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Diabetes SyndromeInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Graceful Crape Myrtle does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit HeartBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Lagerstroemia speciosa 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.
- Benefit Antimicrobial13 records, 4 in people
- Benefit Antioxidant35 records, 8 in people
- Benefit Heart13 records, 4 in people
- Benefit Skin1 records
- Diabetes Syndrome49 records, 15 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome21 records, 6 in people