Spiny Thistle (Cirsium arvense)
刺菜蓟cì cài jìCicaiji
Cirsium arvense · Plant
3
Indications
4
With studies in people
Cautions
May cause allergic reactions in those with ragweed allergies.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Spiny Thistle for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation SyndromeJaundice SyndromeSwelling Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Spiny Thistle does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit LiverBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Cirsium arvense 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 Antimicrobial10 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Diuretic0 records
- Benefit Liver3 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Skin2 records, 2 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome3 records, 1 in people
- Jaundice Syndrome0 records
- Swelling Syndrome0 records