Large-head ligularia (Ligularia japonica)

大头橐吾dà tóu tuó wúDatoutuowu

Ligularia japonica · Plant

Ligularia japonica
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Indications

Cautions

Limited safety data; potentially contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids; avoid during pregnancy and with liver disease.

Indications

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

EczemaInnominate Toxin SwellingKnocks & FallsPoisonous Snake BiteWelling Abscess & Boil

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Large-head ligularia does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Resolve Toxin & Disperse SwellingSoothe Sinews & Quicken Blood