Paulownia-leaved Stephania (Stephania tetrandra)

桐叶千金藤tóng yè qiān jīn téngTongyeqianjinteng

Stephania tetrandra · Plant

Stephania tetrandra
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains tetrandrine alkaloids; may lower blood pressure; avoid with hypertension medications; caution with liver disease; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Joint PainInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit ImmuneBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Stephania tetrandra 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.