Red-backed Osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans)
红背桂hóng bèi guìHongbeigui
Osmanthus fragrans · Plant
1
Indications
4
With studies in people
Cautions
Limited safety data; generally considered low toxicity; avoid during pregnancy due to insufficient safety information.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Red-backed Osmanthus for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Red-backed Osmanthus does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit Respiratory Cough
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Osmanthus fragrans 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 Antimicrobial5 records
- Benefit Antioxidant32 records, 8 in people
- Benefit Digestive5 records, 3 in people
- Benefit Respiratory Cough2 records, 1 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome24 records, 12 in people