Lance-leaf melastoma (Melastoma lanceolatum)

披针杜茎山pī zhēn dù jīng shānPizhendujingshan

Melastoma lanceolatum · Plant

Melastoma, standing in for Melastoma lanceolatum
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; avoid during pregnancy and breastfeeding due to insufficient safety information.

Indications

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

Diarrhea SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Lance-leaf melastoma 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 Melastoma lanceolatum 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
  • Diarrhea Syndrome0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records