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Adenia repanda (Burch.) Engl.
Historical record: detoxicant
Reported subject: Historical record: detoxicant
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Toxicity is reported in SEPASAL. No home preparation or ingestion.
Read the entryAdiantum concinnum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Uses reported in northern Peru
Reported subject: 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 entryAllium macranthum Baker
Indications recorded in Bhutanese materia medica
Reported subject: Indications recorded in Bhutanese materia medica
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Documentary profile with limited evidence. Reported indications do not establish efficacy or justify self-medication or replacing medical care.
Read the entryAlternanthera brasiliana (L.) Kuntze
Uses reported in northern Peru
Reported subject: 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 entryBaccharis salicifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
Uses reported in northern Peru
Reported subject: 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 entryBromelia balansae Mez
Historical record: anthelmintic
Reported subject: Historical record: refrigerant
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryBursera graveolens (Kunth) Triana & Planch.
Uses reported in northern Peru
Reported subject: 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 entryBrassica oleracea L.
Documented local use: “intestinal detoxification”, the informants’ expression
Reported subject: 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.
Read the entryCabralea canjerana (Vell.) Mart.
Documented local use: a reported “blood-cleansing” use
Reported subject: Documented local use: a reported “blood-cleansing” use
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 entryDaucus carota L.
Documented local use: “intestinal detoxification”, the informants’ expression
Reported subject: 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.
Read the entryChrysopogon fallax S.T.Blake
Historical record: purifier
Reported subject: Historical record: purifier
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryCirsium verutum (D.Don) Spreng.
Indications recorded in Bhutanese materia medica
Reported subject: Indications recorded in Bhutanese materia medica
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Documentary profile with limited evidence. Reported indications do not establish efficacy or justify self-medication or replacing medical care.
Read the entryCodonopsis bhutanica Ludlow
Indications recorded in Bhutanese materia medica
Reported subject: Indications recorded in Bhutanese materia medica
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Documentary profile with limited evidence. Reported indications do not establish efficacy or justify self-medication or replacing medical care.
Read the entryConvolvulus prostratus Forssk.
Historical record: refrigerant
Reported subject: Historical record: refrigerant
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryCordia alliodora (Ruiz & Pav.) Oken
Uses reported in northern Peru
Reported subject: 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 entryCurtisia dentata
Reported traditional practices
Reported subject: 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.
Read the entryDiplostephium gynoxyoides Cuatrec.
Uses reported in northern Peru
Reported subject: 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 entryEchinops kebericho Mesfin
Reported use: malaise
Reported subject: Reported use: the “evil eye”, a local cultural category
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.
Read the entryElsholtzia eriostachya (Benth.) Benth.
Indications recorded in Bhutanese materia medica
Reported subject: Indications recorded in Bhutanese materia medica
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Documentary profile with limited evidence. Reported indications do not establish efficacy or justify self-medication or replacing medical care.
Read the entryEriodictyon angustifolium Nutt.
Historical record: refrigerant
Reported subject: Historical record: refrigerant
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryEriodictyon sessilifolium Greene
Historical record: refrigerant
Reported subject: Historical record: refrigerant
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryEriodictyon trichocalyx A.Heller
Historical record: refrigerant
Reported subject: Historical record: refrigerant
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryGentiana urnula Harry Sm.
Indications recorded in Bhutanese materia medica
Reported subject: Indications recorded in Bhutanese materia medica
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Documentary profile with limited evidence. Reported indications do not establish efficacy or justify self-medication or replacing medical care.
Read the entryGentianella bicolor (Wedd.) Fabris ex J.S.Pringle
Uses reported in northern Peru
Reported subject: 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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