Red Maple (Acer rubrum)

红花槭hóng huā qìHonghuaqi

Acer rubrum · Plant

Acer rubrum
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Toxic to horses; caution for animal consumption.

Indications

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

Joint PainDiabetes SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit LiverBenefit RespiratoryBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Acer rubrum 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.