Narrow-leaved Toothache Grass (Swertia angustifolia)

狭叶獐牙菜xiá yè zhāng yá càiXiayezhangyacai

Swertia angustifolia · Plant

Swertia angustifolia
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains secoiridoid glycosides; may affect blood glucose; caution with diabetes medications; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Narrow-leaved Toothache Grass for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation SyndromeJaundice Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Narrow-leaved Toothache Grass does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DigestiveBenefit Liver

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Swertia angustifolia 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 Digestive0 records
  • Benefit Liver0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records
  • Jaundice Syndrome0 records