THE PLANTS
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These entries document a species and its reported uses. They do not recommend preparations or treatment.Understanding the profiles
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.
Historical record: Burn
Reported subject: Historical record: Burn
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAbies fraseri (Pursh) Poir.
Historical record: Diuretic
Reported subject: Historical record: Wound
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAbies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.
Historical record: Sore
Reported subject: Historical record: Sore
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAbutilon angulatum (Guill. & Perr.) Mast.
Historical record: inflammation
Reported subject: Historical record: burns
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 subject: Historical record: sores
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAcacia cornigera (L.) L.
Historical record: insect stings
Reported subject: Historical record: insect stings
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAcaena anserinifolia (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Druce
Historical record: Bruise
Reported subject: Historical record: Bruise
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAcalypha alopecuroides Jacq.
Historical record: Bruise
Reported subject: Historical record: Bruise
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAcalypha ciliata Forssk.
Historical record: sores
Reported subject: Historical record: sores
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAcalypha petiolaris Hochst.
Historical record: aphrodisiac
Reported subject: Historical record: stings
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAcalypha phleoides Cav.
Historical record: Sore
Reported subject: Historical record: Sore
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAcalypha wilkesiana Müll.Arg.
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 entryAchillea atrata L.
Reported use: wound-care use
Reported subject: Reported use: wound-care use
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant on the basis of this profile.
Read the entryAchillea fragrantissima (Forssk.) Sch.Bip.
Historical record: colic
Reported subject: Historical record: sores
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAchillea sibirica Desf. ex Colla, 1834
Historical record: Abscess
Reported subject: Historical record: Abscess
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAdenophora liliifolia (L.) A.DC.
Historical record: Demulcent
Reported subject: Historical record: Sore
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
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 entryAeonium lindleyi Webb & Berthel.
Historical record: demulcent
Reported subject: Historical record: demulcent
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAgastache rugosa (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Kuntze
Historical record: Nausea
Reported subject: Historical record: Wound
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAgave americana L.
Historical record: Diuretic
Reported subject: Historical record: Sore
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAgave brevispina Trel.
Historical record: Diarrhea
Reported subject: Historical record: Sore
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAilanthus excelsa Roxb.
Historical record: Skin/Subcutaneous Cellular Tissue Disorders
Reported subject: Historical record: Skin/Subcutaneous Cellular Tissue Disorders
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryAizoon africanum (L.) Klak
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 entryAjuga chamaepitys (L.) Schreb.
Historical record: Diuretic
Reported subject: Historical record: Vulnerary
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
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