Tuber Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)

块茎马利筋kuài jīng mǎ lì jīnKuaijingmalijin

Asclepias tuberosa · Plant

Asclepias tuberosa
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2
Indications
0
With studies in people

Cautions

Contains cardiac glycosides; use with caution.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Tuber Milkweed for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Tuber Milkweed does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit HeartBenefit Respiratory AsthmaBenefit Respiratory Pleurisy

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Asclepias tuberosa 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 Antimicrobial1 records
  • Benefit Diuretic0 records
  • Benefit Heart0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory Asthma0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory Pleurisy2 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records
  • Swelling Syndrome0 records