Symphytum (Symphytum officinale)
辛菲草xīn fēi cǎoXinfeicao
Symphytum officinale · Plant
1
Indications
2
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids; potentially hepatotoxic; avoid internal use; external use only with caution; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Symphytum for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Symphytum does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit Respiratory CoughBenefit Skin Wounds
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Symphytum officinale 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 Antimicrobial5 records
- Benefit Respiratory Cough0 records
- Benefit Skin Wounds8 records, 4 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome20 records, 7 in people