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Use profiles explain documented preparations. Documentary entries describe knowledge and its limitations.Understanding the profiles
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson
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 entryArisaema consanguineum Schott
Historical record: Abscess
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryArisaema ringens (Thunb.) Schott
Historical record: Expectorant
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryDracunculus vulgaris Schott
Documentary reference — underground parts
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Precautionary notice: underground parts is included in ANSM List B. No preparation or self-medication is recommended.
Read the entryLemna aequinoctialis Welw.
Historical record: diuretic
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryLemna minor L.
Historical record: Astringent
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryArum maculatum L.
Documentary reference — underground parts
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Toxicity risk. Do not consume or prepare at home. Seek poison-centre advice immediately if ingestion is suspected.
Read the entryPinellia ternata (Thunb.) Makino
Why this plant appears in the guide
Reported uses, not demonstrated
ANSM List B: safety information; no home use recommended.
Read the entryPistia stratiotes L.
Historical record: Demulcent
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entrySpirodela polyrhiza (L.) Schleid.
Historical record: Diuretic
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryTyphonodorum lindleyanum Schott
Reported local use: burns and hip complaints
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 entryXanthosoma taioba E.G.Gonç.
Documented local use: anaemia
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 entryZantedeschia aethiopica
Reported traditional practices
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Limited ethnobotanical entry: practices are documented; clinical effectiveness is not established by these accounts. SANBI states that raw material can cause throat swelling through calcium oxalate crystals. No household ingestion is proposed.
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