Purple Aster (Aster tataricus)
紫菀zǐ wǎnZiwan
Aster tataricus · Plant
2
Indications
1
With studies in people
Cautions
Contraindicated in pregnancy; caution with ragweed allergies.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Purple Aster for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation SyndromePhlegm Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Purple Aster does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit LungBenefit Respiratory Cough
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Aster tataricus 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
- Benefit Lung13 records
- Benefit Respiratory Cough11 records
- Inflammation Syndrome24 records, 4 in people
- Phlegm Syndrome3 records