Shrub Fragrant Rhamnus (Rhamnus frangula)

灌丛香科科guàn cóng xiāng kē kēGuancongxiangkeke

Rhamnus frangula · Plant

Rhamnus frangula
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains anthraquinones; may cause severe diarrhea; avoid long-term use; contraindicated during pregnancy and with intestinal obstruction.

Indications

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

Constipation SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit DiureticBenefit Laxative

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Rhamnus frangula 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.