Simiao Vine (Epigynum auritum)

思茅藤sī máo téngSimaoteng

Epigynum auritum · Plant

Ichnocarpinae, standing in for Epigynum auritum
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Indications
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With studies in people

The catalogue records no caution for this entry. That is not evidence that it is safe.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Epigynum auritum 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.