Vernonia (Vernonia cinerea)

斑鸠菊bān jiū júBanjiuju

Vernonia cinerea · Plant

Vernonia cinerea
Photo: Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

May lower blood sugar; caution with diabetes medications; may increase bleeding risk; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

AppendicitisBurns & ScaldsSore & Boil

TCM actions

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

Clear Heat & Resolve ToxinEngender Flesh & Close Sores