Small Black-haired Fern (Pteris parva)

小乌毛蕨xiǎo wū máo juéXiaowumaojue

Pteris parva · Plant

Pteris, standing in for Pteris parva
This photo shows Pteris, not Pteris parva: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; potentially contains thiaminase; avoid during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Small Black-haired Fern for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Small Black-haired Fern does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit RespiratoryBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Pteris parva 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 Diuretic0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records