Lotus pea grass (Lathyrus lotoides)

荷莲豆草hé lián dòu cǎoHeliandoucao

Lathyrus lotoides · Plant

Lathyrus, standing in for Lathyrus lotoides
This photo shows Lathyrus, not Lathyrus lotoides: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: Sannse, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; potentially contains neurotoxins similar to other Lathyrus species; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit ImmuneBenefit Nutrition

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Lathyrus lotoides 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 Antioxidant0 records
  • Benefit Immune0 records
  • Benefit Nutrition0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records