South American Scrophularia Family (Scrophulariaceae)
南美玄参科nán měi xuán cān kēNanmeixuancanke
Scrophulariaceae · Plant
1
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
Many species contain cardiac glycosides; may affect heart rhythm; caution with heart conditions; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists South American Scrophularia Family for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says South American Scrophularia Family does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit ImmuneBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Scrophulariaceae 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 Antimicrobial59 records, 17 in people
- Benefit Diuretic4 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Immune18 records, 6 in people
- Benefit Skin16 records, 6 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome73 records, 24 in people