Leafless White Before (Cynanchum wilfordii)

无叶白前wú yè bái qiánWuyebaiqian

Cynanchum wilfordii · Plant

Cynanchum, standing in for Cynanchum wilfordii
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains cardiac glycosides; caution with heart conditions.

Indications

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

Fatigue SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit ImmuneBenefit Liver

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Cynanchum wilfordii 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.