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Abies sibirica Ledeb.
Historical record: Bronchitis
Reported subject: Historical record: Rheumatism
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAcanthospermum humile (Sw.) DC.
Historical record: Anodyne
Reported subject: Historical record: Arthritis
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryActaea dahurica (Turcz. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Franch.
Historical record: Bronchitis
Reported subject: Historical record: Rheumatism
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAlepidea amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh.
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 entryAlnus acuminata Kunth
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 entryAloe welmelensis Sebsebe & Nordal
Historical record: infections
Reported subject: Historical record: rheumatism
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAlphitonia excelsa (Fenzl) Benth.
Documented historical practice
Reported subject: 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 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 entryAmbrosia hispida Pursh
Historical record: Fever
Reported subject: Historical record: Rheumatism
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAmbrosia psilostachya DC.
Historical record: Muscular-Skeletal System Disorders
Reported subject: Historical record: Muscular-Skeletal System Disorders
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAndira fraxinifolia Benth.
Documented local use: knee pain
Reported subject: Documented local use: knee pain
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 entryAngelica polymorpha Maxim.
Historical record: Boil
Reported subject: Historical record: Rheumatism
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAniba canelilla (Kunth) Mez
Reported use: arthritis
Reported subject: Reported use: arthritis
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 subject: Historical record: Rheumatism
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAralia chinensis L.
Historical record: Ache(Head)
Reported subject: Historical record: Rheumatism
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAristolochia pentandra Jacq.
Historical record: Fever
Reported subject: Historical record: Rheumatism
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Aristolochia: warning concerning nephrotoxic and carcinogenic aristolochic acids. No home use.
Read the entryAristotelia serrata (J.R. & G.Forst.) W.R.B.Oliv.
Reported use: burns
Reported subject: Reported use: rheumatism
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant on the basis of this profile.
Read the entryArtemisia californica Less.
Historical record: wounds
Reported subject: Historical record: rheumatism
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryArtemisia douglasiana Besser
Historical record: wounds
Reported subject: Historical record: rheumatism
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryArtemisia mexicana Willd.
Historical record: Sore(Throat)
Reported subject: Historical record: Rheumatism
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryArtemisia monosperma Delile
Historical record: colic
Reported subject: Historical record: spasms
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAsclepias speciosa Torr.
Historical record: Ache(Stomach)
Reported subject: Historical record: Arthritis
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryBaccharis latifolia (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 entryBaphia nitida G.Lodd.
Historical record: Arthritis
Reported subject: Historical record: Arthritis
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
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