Goutweed
- What other names is Goutweed known by?
- What is Goutweed?
- How does Goutweed work?
- Are there safety concerns?
- Dosing considerations for Goutweed.
What other names is Goutweed known by?
Achweed, Aegopodium podagraria, Angelica Menor, Ashweed, Bishop's Elder, Bishop's Goutweed, Bishopsweed, Bishopswort, Égopode Podagraire, Egopodio, Eltroot, English Goatweed, Gout Herb, Goutwort, Ground Elder, Herb Gerard, Herbe de Saint-Gérard, Herbes-aux-Goutteux, Jack-Jump-About, Masterwort, Petite Angélique, Pigweed, Pied d'Aigle, Pied de Chèvre, Podagraire, Weyl Ash, White Ash.What is Goutweed?
Goutweed is a plant. People use the above ground parts for medicine.Insufficient Evidence to Rate Effectiveness for...
- Gout; rheumatic disease; hemorrhoids; kidney, bladder, and intestinal disorders; and other uses.
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate (detailed description of each of the ratings).
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