Yellow Flag (Iris pseudacorus)

黄菖蒲huáng chāng púHuangchangpu

Iris pseudacorus · Plant

Iris pseudacorus
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3
Indications
1
With studies in people

Cautions

Contains toxins; may cause digestive upset if ingested; skin contact may cause irritation; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Inflammation SyndromeJaundice SyndromeSwelling Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit DiureticBenefit LiverBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Iris pseudacorus 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 Diuretic0 records
  • Benefit Liver1 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome1 records, 1 in people
  • Jaundice Syndrome0 records
  • Swelling Syndrome0 records