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Brassicaceae
Documentary entry

Brassica oleracea L.

Cabbage

Documented local use: “intestinal detoxification”, the informants’ expression

Reported uses, not demonstrated

Reported ethnobotanical use, not a treatment recommendation. Safety and efficacy are not established by the source; do not self-medicate.

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Brassicaceae
Documentary entry

Cardamine hirsuta L.

Cardamine hirsuta

Source topics

Historical record: stomachic

Reported uses, not demonstrated

Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.

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Brassicaceae
Documentary entry

Sisymbrium alliaria (L.) Scop.

Garlic mustard

Pharmacopoeial material: whole plant

Reported uses, not demonstrated

Documentary notice: these references alone do not support a therapeutic use or dose recommendation.

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Brassicaceae
Documentary entry

Armoracia rusticana G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.

Horseradish

Listed part — documentary context

Reported uses, not demonstrated

A research preparation is not equivalent to home use; the study’s limitations are stated.

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Brassicaceae
Documentary entry

Lepidium didymum L.

Lepidium didymum

Source topics

Historical record: wounds

Reported uses, not demonstrated

Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.

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Brassicaceae
Documentary entry

Lepidium virginicum L.

Lepidium virginicum

Source topics

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.

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Brassicaceae
Documentary entry

Isatis tinctoria L.

Woad

Pharmacopoeial record

Reported uses, not demonstrated

Documentary notice: no medicinal use or home dose is recommended.

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