Multi-papillate Boxwood (Buxus papillosa)

多乳头黄杨duō rǔ tóu huáng yángDuorutouhuangyang

Buxus papillosa · Plant

Buxus, standing in for Buxus papillosa
This photo shows Buxus, not Buxus papillosa: Wikimedia Commons has no freely licensed photo of it. Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
1
With studies in people

Cautions

Contains toxic alkaloids; avoid internal use.

Indications

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

Joint PainInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Multi-papillate Boxwood does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Buxus papillosa 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 Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Antioxidant1 records, 1 in people
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Joint Pain0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records