Sand-living Polygala (Polygala arenaria)

沙地远志shā dì yuǎn zhìShadiyuanzhi

Polygala arenaria · Plant

Polygala, standing in for Polygala arenaria
This photo shows Polygala, not Polygala arenaria: Wikimedia Commons has no freely licensed photo of it. Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; potentially contains saponins; avoid during pregnancy; may enhance effects of certain medications.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Sand-living Polygala for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation SyndromeInsomnia Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Sand-living Polygala does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit CognitiveBenefit Respiratory Cough

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Polygala arenaria 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 Cognitive0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory Cough0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records
  • Insomnia Syndrome0 records