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Ginger
Documented for Carminative
Zingiber officinale
A traditional action term for aromatic preparations associated with gas and digestive discomfort.
Digestive & gastrointestinal 6 regions
99 preparation links
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Documented for Colic
Zingiber officinale
Colic is the condition or symptom label preserved in the historical source data. The label may be older, broader or less precise than current diagnostic terminology.
Digestive & gastrointestinal 3 regions
99 preparation links
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Ginger
Documented for Cough
Zingiber officinale
Cough is the condition or symptom label preserved in the historical source data. The label may be older, broader or less precise than current diagnostic terminology.
Respiratory & ENT 3 regions
99 preparation links
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Ginger
Documented for Head cold
Zingiber officinale
Head cold is the condition or symptom label preserved in the historical source data. The label may be older, broader or less precise than current diagnostic terminology.
Respiratory & ENT 1 regions
99 preparation links
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Ginger
Documented for Cancer
Zingiber officinale
A disease of cellular proliferation that is malignant and primary, characterized by uncontrolled cellular proliferation, local cell invasion and metastasis.
Cancer & abnormal growth 1 regions
99 preparation links
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Ginger
Documented for Breast cancer
Zingiber officinale
An organ system cancer that originates in the mammary gland.
Cancer & abnormal growth 1 regions
99 preparation links
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Ginger
Documented for Stomach cancer
Zingiber officinale
A gastrointestinal system cancer that is located_in the stomach.
Digestive & gastrointestinal 1 regions
99 preparation links
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Ginger
Documented for Cataplasm
Zingiber officinale
Cataplasm is a source vocabulary term preserved from historical ethnobotanical literature. The original term is retained even when its modern meaning is broad or uncertain.
Other documented uses 1 regions
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Ginger
Documented for Chill
Zingiber officinale
Chill is a source vocabulary term preserved from historical ethnobotanical literature. The original term is retained even when its modern meaning is broad or uncertain.
Other documented uses 1 regions
99 preparation links
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Ginger
Documented for Cholera
Zingiber officinale
A primary bacterial infectious disease that is described as an acute, diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, which is characteri…
Immune, infection & fever 1 regions
99 preparation links
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Ginger
Documented for Congestion
Zingiber officinale
Congestion is a source vocabulary term preserved from historical ethnobotanical literature. The original term is retained even when its modern meaning is broad or uncertain.
Other documented uses 1 regions
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Ginger
Documented for Cosmetic
Zingiber officinale
Cosmetic is a practical, household, food or cultural-use label rather than a modern therapeutic indication.
Practical & cultural use 1 regions
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