Shield-shaped Sundew (Drosera peltata)

盾状茅膏菜dùn zhuàng máo gāo càiDunzhuangmaogaocai

Drosera peltata · Plant

Drosera peltata
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains naphthoquinones; may cause skin irritation.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Shield-shaped Sundew for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Shield-shaped Sundew does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntispasmodicBenefit Respiratory Cough

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Drosera peltata 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 Antimicrobial5 records, 1 in people
  • Benefit Antispasmodic0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory Cough0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records

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