Stinky Grass (Siegesbeckia orientalis)

豨莶草yí xiān cǎoYixiancao

Siegesbeckia orientalis · Plant

Asteraceae, standing in for Siegesbeckia orientalis
This photo shows Asteraceae, not Siegesbeckia orientalis: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: TeunSpaans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May interact with blood pressure medications; may affect blood glucose; caution with diabetes; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Joint PainInflammation SyndromeWind-damp Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Stinky Grass does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit CirculationBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Siegesbeckia orientalis 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.