Medicinal Water Soap (Saponaria officinalis)
药水苏yào shuǐ sūYaoshuisu
Saponaria officinalis · Plant
1
Indications
3
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains saponins; may cause digestive upset and irritation of mucous membranes; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Medicinal Water Soap for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Medicinal Water Soap does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit Respiratory CoughBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Saponaria officinalis 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 Antimicrobial11 records, 3 in people
- Benefit Diuretic1 records
- Benefit Respiratory Cough0 records
- Benefit Skin5 records, 1 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome5 records, 1 in people