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Nelumbo nucifera
Documented for Sedative
Nelumbo nucifera
Sedative is a historical action or property term used in ethnobotanical literature. It describes reported intent, not a verified pharmacological effect.
Nervous system, sleep & mood 1 regions
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Pasionaria
Documented for Sedative
Passiflora ciliata
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Passiflora maliformis
Documented for Sedative
Passiflora maliformis
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Saw Palmetto
Documented for Sedative
Serenoa serrulata
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Cedron
Documented for Sedative
Simaba cedron
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Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Documented for Sedative
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
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Thuja orientalis
Documented for Sedative
Thuja orientalis
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Ta Tsao
Documented for Sedative
Ziziphus vulgaris
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Yucca gloriosa
Documented for Septicemia
Yucca gloriosa
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Immune, infection & fever 1 regions
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Dioscorea prazeri
Documented for Shampoo
Dioscorea prazeri
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Piper leucophyllum
Documented for Shampoo
Piper leucophyllum
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Sesamum indicum
Documented for Shampoo
Sesamum indicum
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Musa × paradisiaca
Documented for Shingles
Musa paradisiaca
A viral infectious disease that results_in infection located_in nerve fiber, has_material_basis_in Human herpesvirus 3 (Varicellovirus humanalpha3), which reactivates after appeari…
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Solanum nigrum
Documented for Shingles
Solanum nigrum
A viral infectious disease that results_in infection located_in nerve fiber, has_material_basis_in Human herpesvirus 3 (Varicellovirus humanalpha3), which reactivates after appeari…
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Canarium album
Documented for Sialogogue
Canarium album
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Dendrobium nobile
Documented for Sialogogue
Dendrobium nobile
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Angelica anomala
Documented for Skin
Angelica anomala
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Azadirachta indica
Documented for Skin
Azadirachta indica
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Calophyllum inophyllum
Documented for Skin
Calophyllum inophyllum
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Capparis flexuosa
Documented for Skin
Capparis flexuosa
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Croton cortesianus
Documented for Skin
Croton cortesianus
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Croton flavens
Documented for Skin
Croton flavens
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Hiptage benghalensis
Documented for Skin
Hiptage benghalensis
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Lonicera japonica
Documented for Skin
Lonicera japonica
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Mentzelia conzattii
Documented for Skin
Mentzelia conzattii
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Nymphaea lotus
Documented for Skin
Nymphaea lotus
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Rourea glabra
Documented for Skin
Rourea glabra
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Sagittaria sagittifolia
Documented for Skin
Sagittaria sagittifolia
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Taxodium mucronatum
Documented for Skin
Taxodium mucronatum
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Veronica beccabunga
Documented for Skin
Veronica beccabunga
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Veronica hederaefolia
Documented for Skin
Veronica hederaefolia
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Waltheria americana
Documented for Skin
Waltheria americana
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Cucurbita pepo
Documented for Smallpox
Cucurbita pepo
A viral infectious disease that results in infection located in skin, has_material_basis_in Variola virus (Orthopoxvirus variola), which is transmitted by droplets from oral, nasal…
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Terminalia splendida
Documented for Snuff
Terminalia splendida
Snuff is a source vocabulary term preserved from historical ethnobotanical literature. The original term is retained even when its modern meaning is broad or uncertain.
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Aristolochia anguicida
Documented for Soap
Aristolochia anguicida
Soap is a practical, household, food or cultural-use label rather than a modern therapeutic indication.
Practical & cultural use 1 regions
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Azadirachta indica
Documented for Soap
Azadirachta indica
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Fei Tsao T'O
Documented for Soap
Gymnocladus chinensis
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Licania arborea
Documented for Soap
Licania arborea
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Millettia pinnata
Documented for Soap
Pongamia pinnata
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Yucca aloifolia
Documented for Soap
Yucca aloifolia
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Ziziphus sonorensis
Documented for Soap
Ziziphus sonorensis
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Arctostaphylos arguta
Documented for Soporific
Arctostaphylos arguta
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Buddleja sessiliflora
Documented for Sore
Buddleja sessiliflora
Sore 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.
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Chaptalia nutans
Documented for Sore
Chaptalia nutans
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Chu Hua
Documented for Sore
Chrysanthemum sinense
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Cissus sicyoides
Documented for Sore
Cissus sicyoides
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Claoxylon sp
Documented for Sore
Claoxylon sp
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Jau-Jau
Documented for Sore
Clidemia hirta
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