Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis)
雪花莲xuě huā liánXuehualian
Galanthus nivalis · Plant
2
Indications
4
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains galantamine and other alkaloids; may affect heart rate; avoid during pregnancy; may interact with cholinergic medications.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Snowdrop for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Alzheimer's SyndromeInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Snowdrop does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit CognitiveBenefit Respiratory
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Galanthus nivalis 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 Cognitive5 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Respiratory5 records, 3 in people
- Alzheimer's Syndrome8 records, 7 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome2 records, 1 in people