Smooth Begonia (Begonia glabra)

光洁秋海棠guāng jié qiū hǎi tángGuangjieqiuhaitang

Begonia glabra · Plant

Begonia glabra
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Leaves contain oxalic acid; avoid ingestion.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Smooth Begonia 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 Begonia glabra 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 Syndrome0 records