Southern Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
南方欧石南nán fāng ōu shí nánNanfangoushinan
Calluna vulgaris · Plant
2
Indications
4
With studies in people
No specific contraindications known.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Southern Heather for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Southern Heather does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit RespiratoryBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Calluna vulgaris 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 Antimicrobial18 records, 5 in people
- Benefit Diuretic0 records
- Benefit Respiratory3 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Skin10 records, 9 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome12 records, 6 in people
- Swelling Syndrome0 records