Salt Skin Genus (Rhus)
盐肤木属yán fū mù shǔYanfumushu
Rhus · Plant
1
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
Some species contain urushiol; may cause severe contact dermatitis; some parts may be toxic if ingested; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Salt Skin Genus for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Salt Skin Genus does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DigestiveBenefit RespiratoryBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Rhus 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 Antimicrobial101 records, 20 in people
- Benefit Digestive58 records, 18 in people
- Benefit Respiratory20 records, 16 in people
- Benefit Skin165 records, 112 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome129 records, 39 in people