Waxy Litsea (Litsea cubeba)
蜡质木姜子là zhì mù jiāng zǐLazhimujiangzi
Litsea cubeba · Plant
2
Indications
4
With studies in people
Cautions
May increase bleeding risk; essential oil may irritate skin; avoid with bleeding disorders; may affect blood pressure.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Waxy Litsea for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Abdominal PainInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Waxy Litsea does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit Respiratory
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Litsea cubeba 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 Antimicrobial101 records, 13 in people
- Benefit Antioxidant42 records, 5 in people
- Benefit Digestive6 records
- Benefit Respiratory7 records, 1 in people
- Abdominal Pain0 records
- Inflammation Syndrome21 records, 2 in people