Gray-white heracleum (Heracleum canescens)

灰白独活huī bái dú huóHuibaiduhuo

Heracleum canescens · Plant

Heracleum canescens
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains furanocoumarins; may cause photosensitivity; sap can cause skin irritation; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

HeadacheInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Gray-white heracleum does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit CirculationBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Heracleum canescens 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 Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Circulation0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Headache0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records