Orchid Family (Orchidaceae)

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Orchidaceae · Plant

Orchidaceae
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data for many species; some may have mild sedative effects; avoid during pregnancy due to insufficient safety information.

Indications

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

Fatigue Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Orchid Family does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit ImmuneBenefit RespiratoryBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Orchidaceae 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.