Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik.
Abelmoschus manihot
Pharmacopoeial material: flower
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Kidney disease requires medical care; do not replace treatment with this plant.
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Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik.
Pharmacopoeial material: flower
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Kidney disease requires medical care; do not replace treatment with this plant.
Read the entryAbutilon angulatum (Guill. & Perr.) Mast.
Historical record: inflammation
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAbutilon hirtum (Lam.) Sweet
Historical record: sores
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAbutilon indicum (L.) Sweet
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 entryAdansonia digitata L.
Historical record: oedemas
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Toxicity is reported in SEPASAL. No home preparation or ingestion.
Read the entryAlthaea rosea Hohen. ex Boiss., 1856
Historical record: Diuretic
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryHibiscus abelmoschus L.
Pharmacopoeial material: seed
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Documentary notice: these references alone do not support a therapeutic use or dose recommendation.
Read the entryAnoda cristata (L.) Schltdl.
Reported use: emollient use
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant on the basis of this profile.
Read the entryApeiba tibourbou Aubl.
Historical record: Rheumatism
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryCeiba glaziovii (Kuntze) K.Schum.
Documented local use: “barriga d’água”, rendered as schistosomiasis in the table
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 entryCeiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
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 entryChiranthodendron pentadactylon Larreat.
Historical record: Anodyne
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryCienfuegosia digitata Cav.
Historical record: Pain
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryMalva sylvestris L.
Irritated throat
Traditional use
Seek medical advice if irritation lasts beyond one week, digestive discomfort beyond two weeks, or symptoms worsen.
View the profileCorchorus aestuans L.
Historical record: stomachic
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryCorchorus asplenifolius Burch.
Historical record: aphrodisiac
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryCorchorus capsularis L.
Historical record: Carminative
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryCorchorus depressus (L.) Stocks
Historical record: gonorrhoea
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryCorchorus olitorius L.
Historical record: purgative
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Toxicity is reported in SEPASAL. No home preparation or ingestion.
Read the entryCorchorus siliquosus L.
Historical record: Pectoral
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryCorchorus tridens L.
Historical record: syphilis
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryCorchorus trilocularis L.
Historical record: stomachic
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryDombeya rotundifolia (Hochst.) Planch.
Historical record: haemorrhoids
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryFirmiana simplex (L.) W.Wight
Historical record: Piles
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
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