Small-flowered Gynostemma (Gynostemma pentaphyllum)

小花酸藤子xiǎo huā suān téng ziXiaohuasuantengzi

Gynostemma pentaphyllum · Plant

Gynostemma pentaphyllum
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Indications

Cautions

May lower blood sugar; caution with diabetes medications; may increase bleeding risk; avoid before surgery; may lower blood pressure.

Indications

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

Aching In Lumbus & LegsAbsent PeriodsBlood VacultyFracture Due To Knocks & FallsMenstrual DisorderPostpartum Vacuity Weakness

TCM actions

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

Quicken BloodStrengthen Lumbus & KneesSupplement Blood

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