Soap Bark Tree (Sapindus mukorossi)
皂皮树zào pí shùZaopishu
Sapindus mukorossi · Plant
1
Indications
3
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains saponins; may cause digestive upset if ingested; may cause contact dermatitis; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Soap Bark Tree for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Soap Bark Tree does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntifungalBenefit AntimicrobialBenefit RespiratoryBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Sapindus mukorossi 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 Antifungal8 records
- Benefit Antimicrobial29 records, 4 in people
- Benefit Respiratory0 records
- Benefit Skin10 records, 5 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome13 records, 5 in people