Yellow muscle grass (Swertia mussotii)
黄筋骨草huáng jīn gǔ cǎoHuangjingucao
Swertia mussotii · Plant
2
Indications
3
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains secoiridoid glycosides; may affect blood glucose; caution with diabetes medications; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Yellow muscle grass for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation SyndromeJaundice Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Yellow muscle grass does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DigestiveBenefit Liver
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Swertia mussotii 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 Antimicrobial1 records
- Benefit Digestive1 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Liver17 records, 2 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome9 records, 2 in people
- Jaundice Syndrome4 records