Sweat-repelling Grass (Plectranthus scutellarioides)

辟汗草bì hàn cǎoBihancao

Plectranthus scutellarioides · Plant

Plectranthus scutellarioides
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; avoid during pregnancy and breastfeeding due to insufficient safety information.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit CalmingBenefit Respiratory AsthmaBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Plectranthus scutellarioides 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.