South Sea Sponge (Spongia officinalis)
南海海绵nán hǎi hǎi miánNanhaihaimian
Spongia officinalis · Animal
1
Indications
0
With studies in people
Cautions
Marine organism, not a plant; limited medicinal use; may cause allergic reactions; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists South Sea Sponge for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says South Sea Sponge does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit Respiratory
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Spongia officinalis 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 Respiratory0 records
- Inflammation Syndrome3 records