Evidence supporting the use of: Centipeda minima
For the health condition: Poisoning (general)

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Synopsis

Source of validity: Traditional
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Centipeda minima, commonly known as "spreading sneezeweed," has a long history of use in traditional medicine systems, particularly in China and other parts of Asia. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) includes Centipeda minima (known as "E Bu Shi Cao") in various formulations for its purported detoxifying and anti-inflammatory properties. In several TCM texts, it is occasionally referenced in the context of "removing toxins" or treating "poisoning," but these references are broad and not specific to acute poisoning by modern toxicological standards. The use of Centipeda minima for "poisoning" often overlaps with its application for skin conditions, respiratory ailments, and general "heat" or "toxin" syndromes described in TCM, rather than direct evidence of efficacy in treating poisoning as understood in contemporary medicine.

There is currently no robust scientific validation supporting the use of Centipeda minima for treating poisoning in the biomedical sense. Most research on the plant focuses on its anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antioxidant properties, but not on antidotal or detoxification effects for poisons or toxins. Thus, its use for "poisoning" is justified by tradition, with very limited and indirect supporting evidence.

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