Lycoris

石蒜属shí suàn shǔShisuanshu

Lycoris · Plant

Lycoris
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains alkaloids including lycorine; all parts toxic; can cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea; avoid all internal use.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit RespiratoryBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Lycoris 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.