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Ginger
Documented for Stimulant
Zingiber officinale
Stimulant is a historical action or property term used in ethnobotanical literature. It describes reported intent, not a verified pharmacological effect.
Nervous system, sleep & mood 6 regions
99 preparation links
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Ginger
Documented for Stomachic
Zingiber officinale
A historical action term for preparations associated with appetite or digestive comfort.
Digestive & gastrointestinal 5 regions
99 preparation links
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Ginger
Documented for Sudorific
Zingiber officinale
Sudorific is a historical action or property term used in ethnobotanical literature. It describes reported intent, not a verified pharmacological effect.
Immune, infection & fever 3 regions
99 preparation links
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Ginger
Documented for Sore
Zingiber officinale
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.
Skin, wounds & external care 2 regions
99 preparation links
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Ginger
Documented for Sternutatory
Zingiber officinale
Sternutatory 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 2 regions
99 preparation links
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Ginger
Documented for Sialogogue
Zingiber officinale
Sialogogue 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 Spice
Zingiber officinale
Spice 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 Spleen
Zingiber officinale
Spleen 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 Stomach
Zingiber officinale
Stomach 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 1 regions
99 preparation links
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Ginger
Documented for Swelling
Zingiber officinale
Swelling 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.
Skin, wounds & external care 1 regions
99 preparation links
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Ginger
Documented for Syphilis
Zingiber officinale
A primary bacterial infectious disease that is a sexually transmitted systemic disease, has_material_basis_in Treponema pallidum subsp pallidum, which is transmitted_by sexual cont…
Reproductive & sexual health 1 regions
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