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Alphitonia excelsa (Fenzl) Benth.
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 entryAlphitonia petriei Braid & C.T.White
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 entryCeanothus velutinus Douglas
Reported use: burns
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant on the basis of this profile.
Read the entryPaliurus spina-christi Mill.
Pharmacopoeial record
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Documentary notice: no medicinal use or home dose is recommended.
Read the entryRhamnus cathartica L.
Pharmacopoeial record
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Fruit can cause digestive toxicity: no home purgative use is recommended.
Read the entryGouania lupuloides (L.) Urb.
Historical record: diuretic
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryHelinus integrifolius (Lam.) Kuntze
Historical record: venereal diseases (non-specified)
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryHelinus spartioides (Engl.) Schinz ex Engl.
Historical record: gonorrhoea
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryHovenia dulcis Thunb.
Historical record: Diuretic
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryZiziphus jujuba Mill.
Documented inventory entry
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Documentary profile: no therapeutic use or dose is recommended here.
Read the entryKarwinskia humboldtiana (Roem. & Schult.) Zucc.
Historical record: fever
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryPhyllogeiton discolor (Klotzsch) Herzog
Historical record: diarrhoea
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryPomaderris elliptica Labill.
Historical record: Skin
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryRetanilla ephedra (Vent.) Brongn.
Reported use: astringent use
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant on the basis of this profile.
Read the entryRhamnus japonica Maxim.
Historical record: Fever
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryRhamnus prinoides L'Hér.
Reported use: epiglottitis
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Limited ethnobotanical record: reported uses; the survey does not establish effectiveness or safety. Do not reproduce the preparations; consult a qualified professional before medicinal use. The serious conditions reported require prompt appropriate medical care.
Read the entrySarcomphalus cotinifolius (Reissek)
Historical record: colds
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entrySarcomphalus joazeiro (Mart.) Hauenschild
Historical record: colds
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entrySarcomphalus obtusifolius (Hook. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Hauenschild
Historical record: antiseptic
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryScutia myrtina (Burm.fil.) Kurz
Historical record: gonorrhoea
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryVentilago denticulata Willd.
Historical record: periodic fever
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryVentilago viminalis Hook.
Historical record: stimulant
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryZiziphus abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Historical record: inflammation
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryZiziphus mucronata Willd.
Reported traditional practices
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Limited ethnobotanical entry: practices are documented; clinical effectiveness is not established by these accounts. The selected sources are not a complete assessment of human toxicity. Absence of a signal in this account is not a guarantee of safety.
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