Japanese privet (Ligustrum japonicum)

日本女贞rì běn nǚ zhēnRibennuzhen

Ligustrum japonicum · Plant

Ligustrum japonicum
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Indications

Cautions

Berries may be toxic; may lower blood glucose; caution with diabetes medications; limited safety data for medicinal use.

Indications

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

Acute ConjunctivitisBurns & ScaldsDizziness & Dim VisionInnominate Toxin SwellingOral GanTooth Decay

TCM actions

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

Clear Liver FireResolve Heat Toxin