Small-covered Sage (Salvia microphylla)

小盖鼠尾草xiǎo gài shǔ wěi cǎoXiaogaishuweicao

Salvia microphylla · Plant

Salvia microphylla
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; may have effects similar to other Salvia species; avoid during pregnancy; caution with sedatives.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit CalmingBenefit Heart

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Salvia microphylla 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 Antimicrobial2 records
  • Benefit Antioxidant4 records, 1 in people
  • Benefit Calming0 records
  • Benefit Heart0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records