Sweat-avoiding Grass (Satureja hortensis)

避汗草bì hàn cǎoBihancao

Satureja hortensis · Plant

Satureja hortensis
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; may stimulate uterine contractions; avoid during pregnancy; caution with diabetes medications.

Indications

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

Inflammation SyndromeSpasm Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DigestiveBenefit Respiratory

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Satureja hortensis 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.