Snake Vine (Celastrus orbiculatus)
蛇藤shé téngSheteng
Celastrus orbiculatus · Plant
3
Indications
3
With studies in people
Cautions
May be toxic if ingested; caution with internal use.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Snake Vine for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Snake Vine does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit Circulation
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Celastrus orbiculatus 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 Antioxidant6 records, 3 in people
- Benefit Circulation5 records, 3 in people
- Joint Pain0 records
- Inflammation Syndrome26 records, 13 in people
- Wind-damp Syndrome0 records