Peng County Snow Gall (Hemsleya pengxianensis)

彭县雪胆péng xiàn xuě dǎnPengxianxuedan

Hemsleya pengxianensis · Plant

Cucurbitaceae, standing in for Hemsleya pengxianensis
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Cautions

Contains cucurbitacins; may cause digestive upset; avoid during pregnancy; limited safety data.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Peng County Snow Gall does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit Immune Anti-cancer

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Hemsleya pengxianensis 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.