Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica)
萝藦luó qìLuoqi
Asclepias curassavica · Plant
2
Indications
1
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains cardiac glycosides; use with caution.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Milkweed for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Milkweed does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit HeartBenefit Respiratory AsthmaBenefit Skin Warts
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Asclepias curassavica 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 Antimicrobial4 records
- Benefit Diuretic0 records
- Benefit Heart1 records
- Benefit Respiratory Asthma0 records
- Benefit Skin Warts1 records, 1 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome2 records
- Swelling Syndrome0 records