Pig Chaff (Galium aparine var. tenerum)

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Galium aparine var. tenerum · Plant

Galium aparine, standing in for Galium aparine var. tenerum
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Indications
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With studies in people

The catalogue records no caution for this entry. That is not evidence that it is safe.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit ImmuneBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Galium aparine var. tenerum 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 Antioxidant0 records
  • Benefit Immune0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records