Japanese melia (Melia japonica)

日本苦楝rì běn kǔ liànRibenkulian

Melia japonica · Plant

Melia, standing in for Melia japonica
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Fruits and seeds are toxic; may cause digestive upset, nervous system effects; avoid all internal use; limited safety data.

Indications

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

Inflammation SyndromeParasite Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntiviralBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Melia japonica 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 Antiviral0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records
  • Parasite Syndrome0 records