Madder (Rubia cordifolia)
茜草qiàn cǎoQiancao
Rubia cordifolia · Plant
1
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains alizarin and lucidin; potential carcinogen; may cause kidney damage with long-term use; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Madder for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Madder does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit CirculationBenefit ImmuneBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Rubia cordifolia 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 Antimicrobial29 records, 7 in people
- Benefit Circulation9 records, 3 in people
- Benefit Immune11 records, 3 in people
- Benefit Skin17 records, 8 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome55 records, 17 in people