Simon Lungwort (Pulmonaria obscura)

西门肺草xī mén fèi cǎoXimenfeicao

Pulmonaria obscura · Plant

Pulmonaria obscura
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids; potentially hepatotoxic; avoid during pregnancy and breastfeeding; avoid with liver disease.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit Respiratory CoughBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Pulmonaria obscura 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 Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory Cough0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome1 records, 1 in people