Spiny Morning Glory (Convolvulus spinosus)

棘旋花jí xuán huāJixuanhua

Convolvulus spinosus · Plant

Convolvulus, standing in for Convolvulus spinosus
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contraindicated in deficiency conditions; caution with digestive weakness.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Spiny Morning Glory for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Constipation SyndromeInflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Spiny Morning Glory does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit DiureticBenefit Laxative

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Convolvulus spinosus 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 Diuretic0 records
  • Benefit Laxative0 records
  • Constipation Syndrome0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records
  • Swelling Syndrome0 records