Evidence supporting the use of: Scurfy Pea
For the health condition: Bites and Stings

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Synopsis

Source of validity: Traditional
Rating (out of 5): 1

Scurfy Pea (Psoralea spp.) has a history of traditional use in various herbal medicine systems, including by Indigenous peoples in North America. For bites and stings, the roots or leaves were sometimes applied topically as a poultice to alleviate pain and inflammation. However, documentation of this use is relatively sparse and mainly anecdotal, found in ethnobotanical records or compendia of Native American plant uses. There is little to no rigorous clinical or pharmacological evidence supporting the efficacy of Scurfy Pea for treating bites and stings. Most references to this use stem from tradition rather than scientific validation, and the active compounds responsible for any potential therapeutic effect have not been well characterized in the context of bites or stings. Therefore, while Scurfy Pea may have a place in folk medicine for this purpose, the overall evidence supporting its effectiveness is weak and primarily traditional in nature.

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