Quisqualis

使君子属shǐ jūn zǐ shǔShijunzishu

Quisqualis · Plant

Quisqualis
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Indications
1
With studies in people

Cautions

Seeds contain toxic compounds; may cause nausea and vomiting; avoid during pregnancy; limited safety data.

Indications

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

Inflammation SyndromeParasite Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit Digestive

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Quisqualis 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.