Thistle Genus (Sonchus)
刺儿菜属cì ér cài shǔCiercaishu
Sonchus · Plant
2
Indications
4
With studies in people
Cautions
May cause allergic reactions in those sensitive to the daisy family; limited safety data for medicinal use; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Thistle Genus for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Thistle Genus does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit DigestiveBenefit DiureticBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Sonchus 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 Digestive10 records, 5 in people
- Benefit Diuretic2 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Skin7 records, 6 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome28 records, 7 in people
- Swelling Syndrome0 records