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Amphipterygium adstringens (Schltdl.) Schiede ex Standl.
Historical record: gastric ulcers
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAnacardium humile A.St.-Hil.
Historical record: haemorrhoids
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAnacardium occidentale L.
Reported local use: wounds and haemorrhoids
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Documentary record only: safety and efficacy have not been established here. Do not self-medicate with this plant or replace medical treatment. Some reported uses concern diseases requiring medical diagnosis and treatment; they do not justify replacing healthcare.
Read the entryBaronia taratana Baker
Reported local use: wounds and gastric ulcer
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Documentary record only: safety and efficacy have not been established here. Do not self-medicate with this plant or replace medical treatment.
Read the entryBuchanania cochinchinensis (Lour.) Almeida
Historical record: diarrhoea
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryBuchanania obovata Engl.
Documented historical practice
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Safety has not been evaluated for self-medication: do not ingest or apply at home based on this documentary profile.
Read the entryCyrtocarpa procera Kunth
Historical record: leprosy
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryLannea acida A.Rich.
Historical record: diarrhoea
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryLannea alata (Engl.) Engl.
Historical record: fever
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryLannea coromandelica (Houtt.) Merr.
Reported local uses — documentary record
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Insufficient safety assessment in the cited sources: no self-medication or homemade medicinal preparation is recommended.
Read the entryLannea discolor (Sond.) Engl.
Historical record: oedemas
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryLannea humilis (Oliv.) Engl.
Historical record: nausea
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryLannea microcarpa Engl. & K.Krause
Historical record: diarrhoea
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryLannea rivae (Chiov.) Sacleux
Historical record: colds
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryLannea schweinfurthii (Engl.) Engl.
Historical record: diarrhoea
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryLannea triphylla (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Engl.
Historical record: tonic
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryLannea velutina A.Rich.
Historical record: malaria
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryLoxopterygium huasango Spruce ex Engl.
Uses reported in northern Peru
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Limited ethnobotanical entry: reported uses, with effectiveness and safety unproven by this inventory. No home recipe or dose is proposed.
Read the entryMangifera indica L.
Documented local use: diabetes and cholesterol
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Reported ethnobotanical use, not a treatment recommendation. Safety and efficacy are not established by the source; do not self-medicate.
Read the entryPistacia lentiscus L.
Digestion
Traditional use
Does not replace treatment of an infection or a gastrointestinal ulcer.
View the profileMauria heterophylla Kunth
Uses reported in northern Peru
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Limited ethnobotanical entry: reported uses, with effectiveness and safety unproven by this inventory. No home recipe or dose is proposed.
Read the entryMyracrodruon urundeuva Allemão
Documented local use: eczema, wounds and bruises
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Reported ethnobotanical use, not a treatment recommendation. Safety and efficacy are not established by the source; do not self-medicate.
Read the entryOzoroa insignis Delile
Historical record: vomiting
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryOzoroa longipes (Engl. & Gilg) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
Historical record: Sensory System Disorders
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
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