White-fruited Alkanet (Lithospermum officinale)

白果紫草bái guǒ zǐ cǎoBaiguozicao

Lithospermum officinale · Plant

Lithospermum officinale
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

May affect hormone levels; avoid with hormone-sensitive conditions; limited safety data; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Arthritis

TCM actions

What the catalogue says White-fruited Alkanet does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Resolve Toxin & Disperse Swelling