Red Milk Grass Genus (Rhamnus erythroxylon)

红乃马草属hóng nǎi mǎ cǎo shǔHongnaimacaoshu

Rhamnus erythroxylon · Plant

Rhamnus, standing in for Rhamnus erythroxylon
This photo shows Rhamnus, not Rhamnus erythroxylon: Wikimedia Commons has no freely licensed photo of it. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains anthraquinones; may cause severe diarrhea; avoid long-term use; contraindicated during pregnancy and with intestinal obstruction.

Indications

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

Constipation SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit DiureticBenefit Laxative

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Rhamnus erythroxylon 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 Diuretic0 records
  • Benefit Laxative0 records
  • Constipation Syndrome0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome1 records