Mikania (Mikania micrantha)
薇甘菊wēi gān júWeiganju
Mikania micrantha · Plant
3
Indications
3
With studies in people
Cautions
May contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids; potential liver toxicity with long-term use; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Mikania for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Fever SyndromeInflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Mikania does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DigestiveBenefit Diuretic
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Mikania micrantha 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 Antimicrobial17 records, 7 in people
- Benefit Digestive0 records
- Benefit Diuretic0 records
- Fever Syndrome2 records, 1 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome8 records, 3 in people
- Swelling Syndrome1 records