New Zealand Flax (Phormium tenax)

新西兰麻xīn xī lán máXinxilanma

Phormium tenax · Plant

Phormium tenax
Photo: Kahuroa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
2
Indications
0
With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; may cause skin irritation; avoid during pregnancy due to insufficient safety information.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists New Zealand Flax for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Constipation SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says New Zealand Flax does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DigestiveBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Phormium tenax 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 Antimicrobial1 records
  • Benefit Digestive0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Constipation Syndrome0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records