Pointed Phyllanthus (Phyllanthus acuminatus)

尖叶叶下珠jiān yè yè xià zhūJianyeyexiazhu

Phyllanthus acuminatus · Plant

Phyllanthus, standing in for Phyllanthus acuminatus
This photo shows Phyllanthus, not Phyllanthus acuminatus: Wikimedia Commons has no freely licensed photo of it. Photo: Tatiana Gerus, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
3
Indications
1
With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; likely has effects similar to other Phyllanthus species; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Inflammation SyndromeJaundice SyndromeSwelling Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit Liver

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Phyllanthus acuminatus 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 Antimicrobial1 records, 1 in people
  • Benefit Diuretic0 records
  • Benefit Liver0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records
  • Jaundice Syndrome0 records
  • Swelling Syndrome0 records