Kangbi poisonous morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea)

康毗毒毛旋花kāng pí dú máo xuán huāKangpidumaoxuanhua

Ipomoea purpurea · Plant

Ipomoea purpurea
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Cautions

Seeds may contain ergot alkaloids and lysergic acid; potentially hallucinogenic; avoid during pregnancy; may cause digestive upset.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Kangbi poisonous morning glory for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Constipation SyndromeInflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Kangbi poisonous morning glory does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit DiureticBenefit Laxative

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Ipomoea purpurea 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.