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Enriched botanical record

Calamus draco

Calamus draco Willd.

Also indexed asDrachenblutpslmrdragon's-blooddragon's-blood palmdrakblodspalmratan dračírohtotraakkipuuxue jieキリンケツトウ
FamilyArecaceae
GenusCalamus
Use categories2
Linked notes6

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderArecales
FamilyArecaceae
GenusCalamus
Scientific name with authorshipCalamus draco Willd.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Calamus draconis OkenDaemonorops draco (Willd.) BlumePalmijuncus draco (Willd.) Kuntze

Documented use categories

Medicine
Material

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier665061-1
Use codesMA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Connected preparations

Where Calamus draco appears.

Published field notes linked to this botanical identity. Each preparation carries its own safety and evidence boundary.

Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Plaster of Yellow resin Ibss

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

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Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Styptic Powder

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Powder, of each ten

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

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Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

DEFENSIVE PLASTER

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

DEFENSIVE PLASTER

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

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Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

A Powder to clean the Teeth

A primary-source historical herbal preparation preserved from The domestic pharmacopoeia, or, complete medical guide for families. Containing an alphabetical arrangement, in the form of a dictionary, of all the diseases to which the human frame is liable, with the symptoms attendant on each, and the most simple and rational modes of treatment, drawn from high and approved Authorities. The whole preceded by Directions for preserving health, and attaining long life, together with Rules for nursing sick persons, and terminated by an appendix ... of favorite a. The source wording is retained for research and educational reference; it is not modern treatment guidance.

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Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Calamus draco.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.