Red milkweed (Asclepias rubra)

红乳草hóng rǔ cǎoHongrucao

Asclepias rubra · Plant

Asclepias rubra
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Indications
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With studies in people

The catalogue records no caution for this entry. That is not evidence that it is safe.

Indications

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

Inflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit DiureticBenefit LaxativeBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Asclepias rubra 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
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records
  • Swelling Syndrome0 records