Nightshade Family (Solanaceae)
茄科qié kēQieke
Solanaceae · Plant
1
Indications
4
With studies in people
Cautions
Many species contain toxic alkaloids; can affect nervous system; proper identification essential; many species unsuitable for internal use.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Nightshade Family for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Nightshade Family does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntispasmodicBenefit CalmingBenefit Respiratory
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Solanaceae 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 Antispasmodic12 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Calming20 records, 3 in people
- Benefit Respiratory77 records, 32 in people
- Abdominal Pain13 records, 3 in people