Japanese rosewood (Pterocarpus japonicus)

日本苏木rì běn sū mùRibensumu

Pterocarpus japonicus · Plant

Pterocarpus, standing in for Pterocarpus japonicus
This photo shows Pterocarpus, not Pterocarpus japonicus: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: Susan Adams, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; may have mild blood-thinning effects; avoid with anticoagulant medications; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Japanese rosewood 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 Pterocarpus japonicus 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 Antioxidant0 records
  • Benefit Heart0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records