South American Stephania (Stephania tetrandra)
南美防己nán měi fáng jǐNanmeifangji
Stephania tetrandra · Plant
2
Indications
4
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains tetrandrine alkaloids; may lower blood pressure; avoid with hypertension medications; caution with liver disease; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists South American Stephania for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Joint PainInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says South American Stephania does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit ImmuneBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Stephania tetrandra 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 Antimicrobial6 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Immune14 records, 6 in people
- Benefit Skin9 records, 6 in people
- Joint Pain5 records
- Inflammation Syndrome35 records, 11 in people