Ryukyu serpentaria (Serpentaria ryukyu)

硫球蛇根草liú qiú shé gēn cǎoLiuqiushegencao

Serpentaria ryukyu · Animal

Nemertea, standing in for Serpentaria ryukyu
This photo shows Nemertea, not Serpentaria ryukyu: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: Henry Kaiser, National Science Foundation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; likely contains aristolochic acids which are nephrotoxic and carcinogenic; avoid all internal use.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit RespiratoryBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Serpentaria ryukyu 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 Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records