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Litsea cubeba
This herb is NOT recommended during pregnancy due to potential risks to the developing fetus.
Consult your healthcare provider before use.
Deciduous aromatic tree of East and Southeast Asia with small pepper-like fruits yielding lemony essential oil.
Deciduous aromatic tree of East and Southeast Asia with small pepper-like fruits yielding lemony essential oil. Key active compounds include citral, limonene, linalool.
citral, along with limonene and linalool, are the primary bioactive compounds in Litsea cubeba. These compounds modulates NF-κB and COX-2 inflammatory pathways, disrupts microbial cell membranes and inhibits pathogen growth, stimulates digestive enzyme secretion and GI motility.
Antimicrobial action
Limited clinical evidence; primarily supported by traditional use and preliminary studies
Anti-inflammatory
Limited clinical evidence; primarily supported by traditional use and preliminary studies
Digestive support
Mood lifting aromatherapy
Traditional Chinese medicine for digestive and heart conditions
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
Used in Southeast Asian folk medicine for pain and infections
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
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