Small Silver Hairball (Cestrum nocturnum)

小果银毛球xiǎo guǒ yín máo qiúXiaoguoyinmaoqiu

Cestrum nocturnum · Plant

Cestrum nocturnum
Photo: Asit K. Ghosh Thaumaturgist, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
2
Indications
1
With studies in people

Cautions

All parts toxic if ingested; avoid internal use.

Indications

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

Inflammation SyndromeInsomnia Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit CalmingBenefit Respiratory Asthma

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Cestrum nocturnum 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 Antimicrobial3 records, 2 in people
  • Benefit Calming0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory Asthma0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records
  • Insomnia Syndrome0 records

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