Lupine (Lupinus)

羽扇豆属yǔ shàn dòu shǔYushandoushu

Lupinus · Plant

Lupinus
Photo: Jean-Claude Echardour [CC BY-SA], via Tela Botanica, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains toxic alkaloids; improperly prepared lupine can cause anticholinergic poisoning; avoid during pregnancy and breastfeeding; contraindicated in liver disease.

Indications

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

Diabetes Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit HeartBenefit Nutrition

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Lupinus 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.