Trefoil (Lotus)
百脉根属bǎi mài gēn shǔBaimaigenshu
Lotus · Plant
3
Indications
6
With studies in people
The catalogue records no caution for this entry. That is not evidence that it is safe.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Trefoil for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation SyndromeJaundice SyndromeSwelling Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Trefoil does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit Liver
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Lotus 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 Antimicrobial136 records, 25 in people
- Benefit Diuretic3 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Liver134 records, 45 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome197 records, 64 in people
- Jaundice Syndrome2 records, 2 in people
- Swelling Syndrome64 records, 5 in people