Safety information
Safety information
Toxicity: Low at traditional doses; furanocoumarins -> theoretical photosensitivity.
Contraindications: Blood-deficiency body pain / yin-deficiency (TCM); large doses can nauseate.
Interactions: Furanocoumarins may affect CYP metabolism (theoretical).
Evidence level
Preclinical
Supported by laboratory or animal studies; not yet confirmed in humans.
Preparations
in formula (Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang) · rhizome and root
Part used: rhizome and root
Evidence:Traditional (systematized)
decoction · rhizome and root
Part used: rhizome and root
Traditional use: releases the exterior, disperses cold, expels wind-damp, relieves pain; upper-body/occipital pain, wind-damp joint pain, cold-type colds
Proposed mechanism: coumarins (notopterol, bergapten, isoimperatorin), volatile oil — analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, anti-arrhythmic
Evidence:Preclinical
Associated conditions
Nutritional notes
n/a
Healing traditions
Related plants
Sources (1)
- [E23] Notopterygium incisum ethnopharmacology/phytochemistry/pharmacology review (J. Ethnopharmacol)
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