Peru Balsam (Balsam peru)

秘鲁香胶mì lǔ xiāng jiāoMiluxiangjiao

Balsam peru · Plant

balsam of Peru, standing in for Balsam peru
This photo shows balsam of Peru, not Balsam peru: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: Maša Sinreih in Valentina Vivod, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May cause contact dermatitis; avoid with sensitive skin.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit Respiratory CoughBenefit Skin Wounds

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Balsam peru 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 Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Antioxidant0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory Cough0 records
  • Benefit Skin Wounds1 records, 1 in people
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records