Strychnos
马钱属mǎ qián shǔMaqianshu
Strychnos · Plant
1
Indications
2
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains toxic strychnine alkaloids; potentially lethal; avoid all internal use; proper identification essential.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Strychnos for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Muscle Pain
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Strychnos does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit Circulation
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Strychnos 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 Antimicrobial31 records, 8 in people
- Benefit Circulation4 records
- Muscle Pain27 records, 7 in people