Pitcher Plant Genus (Nepenthes)
猪笼草属zhū lóng cǎo shǔZhulongcaoshu
Nepenthes · Plant
1
Indications
3
With studies in people
Cautions
Limited medicinal use; may cause skin irritation; limited safety data; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Pitcher Plant Genus for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Pitcher Plant Genus does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DigestiveBenefit Respiratory
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Nepenthes 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 Antimicrobial25 records, 6 in people
- Benefit Digestive82 records, 4 in people
- Benefit Respiratory4 records
- Inflammation Syndrome4 records, 4 in people