Pearl

珍珠zhēn zhūZhenzhu

Pearl · Plant

medicinal herbs on sale at a market in Xi’an
A general photo of medicinal herbs on sale at a market in Xi’an: AcuiQ could not match Pearl to an organism or substance with a free photo. Photo: Vberger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Mineral, not a plant; limited safety data for medicinal use; may contain trace heavy metals; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Insomnia Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit CalmingBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Pearl 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.