Start with the boundary,
then inspect the evidence.
Editorial concern guides begin with red flags. The broader use-area map below is a research index, not a self-treatment directory.
Safety-first starting points.
These guides are written to explain when self-care is reasonable and when symptoms need professional assessment.
Minor skin irritation
A safety-first overview of simple external care for intact skin.
Open boundary guide ↗Safety-first guideSeasonal throat comfort
Food-like soothing preparations and hydration strategies for mild, short-lived throat discomfort.
Open boundary guide ↗Safety-first guideSleep and wind-down
Non-drug routines and low-risk preparations that may support a calmer evening.
Open boundary guide ↗Explore the vocabulary without confusing it with advice.
These groups organize 2,000+ historical use terms. Open a group to inspect meanings, source records, plants and only those preparations with a visible relationship.
Other documented uses
19,340 plant-use dossiers · 97 directly connected preparations
Explore meanings ↗61 termsDigestive & gastrointestinal
54,476 plant-use dossiers · 94 directly connected preparations
Explore meanings ↗50 termsRespiratory & ENT
32,578 plant-use dossiers · 74 directly connected preparations
Explore meanings ↗43 termsPain, inflammation & musculoskeletal
41,417 plant-use dossiers · 61 directly connected preparations
Explore meanings ↗49 termsReproductive & sexual health
8,616 plant-use dossiers · 27 directly connected preparations
Explore meanings ↗65 termsSkin, wounds & external care
11,416 plant-use dossiers · 20 directly connected preparations
Explore meanings ↗33 termsNervous system, sleep & mood
5,628 plant-use dossiers · 7 directly connected preparations
Explore meanings ↗40 termsImmune, infection & fever
4,219 plant-use dossiers · 6 directly connected preparations
Explore meanings ↗20 termsUrinary & kidney
3,149 plant-use dossiers · 5 directly connected preparations
Explore meanings ↗21 termsOral & dental
433 plant-use dossiers · 4 directly connected preparations
Explore meanings ↗22 termsPractical & cultural use
962 plant-use dossiers · 2 directly connected preparations
Explore meanings ↗12 termsCardiovascular & blood
684 plant-use dossiers · 2 directly connected preparations
Explore meanings ↗17 termsTraditional actions & properties
2,870 plant-use dossiers · 1 directly connected preparations
Explore meanings ↗24 termsEye & ear
783 plant-use dossiers · 1 directly connected preparations
Explore meanings ↗8 termsMetabolic & endocrine
405 plant-use dossiers · 1 directly connected preparations
Explore meanings ↗52 termsToxicology & hazardous use
3,161 plant-use dossiers · 0 directly connected preparations
Explore meanings ↗77 termsCancer & abnormal growth
2,629 plant-use dossiers · 0 directly connected preparations
Explore meanings ↗110 termsInjury, bites & first aid
1,217 plant-use dossiers · 0 directly connected preparations
Explore meanings ↗124 termsVeterinary use
345 plant-use dossiers · 0 directly connected preparations
Explore meanings ↗Use area is not diagnosis.
Historical labels may be broad, obsolete or ambiguous. The atlas preserves and explains them; it does not turn them into treatment recommendations.