Shrub Chaihu (Bupleurum fruticosum)

灌木柴胡guàn mù chái húGuanmuchaihu

Bupleurum fruticosum · Plant

Bupleurum fruticosum
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Avoid in cases of chronic liver disease.

Indications

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

Fever SyndromeHepatitis SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit ImmuneBenefit Liver

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Bupleurum fruticosum 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.