Mahoe (Hibiscus elatus)

高红槿gāo hóng jǐnGaohongjin

Hibiscus elatus · Plant

Hibiscus elatus
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May lower blood pressure; caution with antihypertensive medications; may affect hormone levels; may have abortifacient effects in high doses.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit DiureticBenefit HeartBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Hibiscus elatus 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 Antioxidant1 records
  • Benefit Digestive0 records
  • Benefit Diuretic0 records
  • Benefit Heart0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records