Russian Pulmonaria (Pulmonaria officinalis)

俄国西门肺草é guó xī mén fèi cǎoEguoximenfeicao

Pulmonaria officinalis · Plant

Pulmonaria officinalis
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids; potentially hepatotoxic; avoid during pregnancy and breastfeeding; avoid with liver disease.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit Respiratory CoughBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Pulmonaria officinalis 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.