Japanese white silk grass (Eriocaulon japonicum)

日本白丝草rì běn bái sī cǎoRibenbaisicao

Eriocaulon japonicum · Plant

Eriocaulon, standing in for Eriocaulon japonicum
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Indications
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With studies in people

No specific contraindications known.

Indications

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

Inflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Eriocaulon japonicum 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 Diuretic0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records
  • Swelling Syndrome0 records