Ladybell (Adenophora)

沙参shā cānShacan

Adenophora · Plant

Adenophora
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Generally safe; caution in pregnancy.

Indications

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

Heat SyndromePhlegm Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit ImmuneBenefit LungBenefit Respiratory Cough

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Adenophora 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.