Pseudo Pterocarpus (Pterocarpus santalinus)
似紫檀sì zǐ tánSizitan
Pterocarpus santalinus · Plant
1
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
May increase bleeding risk; caution with blood-thinning medications; may affect blood glucose; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Pseudo Pterocarpus for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Pseudo Pterocarpus does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit HeartBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Pterocarpus santalinus 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 Antimicrobial6 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Antioxidant17 records, 4 in people
- Benefit Heart2 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Skin7 records, 2 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome17 records, 5 in people