Properties: None given
Meridans Entered:
Primary: None given
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Dispels Blood Stasis and resolves Toxicity
Lymphoma and solid tumours
Spasms
Suggested Daily Dosage: Fresh juice squeezed from the plant.
Notable Constituents:
- Plumbagin
A naphthoquinone with immunological, anticoagulant and antineoplastic activities.
- Ellagic Acid
A phenol derived from gallic acid present in many fruits, especially pomegranite with antioxidant and anti-proliferative effects.
- Salicylic Acid
A beta hydroxy acid present in Salix spp. with anti-inflammatory properties (from which aspirin is derived) and acts as a topical antibacterial agent.
- Kaempferol
A tetrahydroxyflavone with antioxidant, antineoplastic, antibacterial and geroprotective properties, currently under investigation as a potential cancer treatment.
- Quercetin
A common polyphenol with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity.
- Diomuscinone
A naphthoquinone unique to in Dionaea muscipula and Diospyros wallichii but little published literature on its biological effects.
- Plumbaside a
- Plumericin
Notes:
This herb is mentioned in Yan, Zhou & Xie (2011) but no actions or other information is given, nor found on any other site. Instead actions are adapted from Iarrocci (2020), Venus Flytrap in Health and Medicine, Yearsley (2017), The Venus Flytrap: Conserving the Carnivorous Curiosity, HerbalGram 114: 52-65, and Gaascht, Dicato & Diederich (2013), Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula Solander ex Ellis) Contains Powerful Compounds that Prevent and Cure Cancer, Frontiers in Oncology 3: 202.
An extracted version sold as a supplement called Carnivora has also been developed and promoted by Dr. Helmut Keller as a immune modulator since the late '70s.
Does not appear in any formulae listed on this site
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Reference Notes:
Individual herb information has sourced mainly from TCM Wiki and American Dragon for basic data and then updated manually with my own notes. Zhou, Xie and Yan (2011): Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Vol. 5, has been used for entries not available from those sources with additional material searched for and filled in where available. Western herbs not appearing in the Chinese literature have used Ross (2010): Combining Western Herbs and Chinese Medicine: A Clinical Materia Medica, White Rabbit Institute of Healing and therapeutika.ch. Choices of which source to use or combine have been my own.
These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted. Actions and indications are taken from traditional uses and do not necessarily reflect the evidence base which should be researched independently. Dosages are for guidance only and will vary dependening on the potency of the batch and the tolerance of the individual so should be evaluated by a professional based on individual needs.
