Short Balansia (Balansia epichloe)

短蛇菰duǎn shé gūDuanshegu

Balansia epichloe · Fungus

Clavicipitaceae, standing in for Balansia epichloe
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Cautions

Potentially toxic; contains ergot alkaloids.

TCM actions

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

Benefit Immune

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Balansia epichloe 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.

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