Yellow Cicada (Cestrum nocturnum)
黄蝉huáng chánHuangchan
Cestrum nocturnum · Plant
2
Indications
1
With studies in people
Cautions
All parts toxic if ingested; avoid internal use.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Yellow Cicada for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation SyndromeInsomnia Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Yellow Cicada does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit CalmingBenefit Respiratory Asthma
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Cestrum nocturnum 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 Antimicrobial3 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Calming0 records
- Benefit Respiratory Asthma0 records
- Inflammation Syndrome0 records
- Insomnia Syndrome0 records