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Oxytropis falcate is a flowering herb in the legume family, used in traditional Tibetan and Chinese medicine rather than as a nutrient the body needs. Researchers looked at it for pain and inflammation, and extract applied to the skin eased pain in a rat study and showed anti-inflammatory activity in a rodent model. The evidence is very limited, though: it is animal work only, with no human studies and nothing on swallowing it.
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- Grade D
- Conditions studied
- 0
- Outcomes
- 2
- Graded outcomes
- 0002
Evidence by condition
- Strong
- Moderate
- Limited
- Very limited
General
| Grade | Outcome | Effect | Size | Studies | People | Studies list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain A single rat study demonstrated topical analgesic effects of Oxytropis falcate extract. No oral administration, dose-response data, or human studies exist. | Improves (the measure goes down) | Small effect | ||||
| Inflammation In one rodent model, topical application of Oxytropis falcate showed anti-inflammatory activity. This is the only published study on this herb and no human data are available. | Improves (the measure goes down) | Small effect |
Key findings
- PainImproves (the measure goes down)
- InflammationImproves (the measure goes down)
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