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Gossypium hirsutum
Documented for Analgesic
Gossypium hirsutum
Analgesic 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
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Gossypium hirsutum
Documented for Bacteriostat
Gossypium hirsutum
Bacteriostat 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.
Immune, infection & fever 2 regions
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Gossypium hirsutum
Documented for Fever
Gossypium hirsutum
Fever 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.
Immune, infection & fever 2 regions
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Gossypium hirsutum
Documented for Earache
Gossypium hirsutum
Earache 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.
Pain, inflammation & musculoskeletal 1 regions
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Gossypium hirsutum
Documented for Chest-Cold
Gossypium hirsutum
A bronchial disease that is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes. It is caused by bacteria and viruses. The disease has_symptom cough with mucus, has_symptom shortness of breath,…
Respiratory & ENT 1 regions
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Gossypium hirsutum
Documented for Cold
Gossypium hirsutum
An obstructive lung disease that is a chronic and progressive disorder of small airways in the lungs and that is characterized by irreversible airflow obstruction, typically identi…
Respiratory & ENT 1 regions
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Gossypium hirsutum
Documented for Cough
Gossypium hirsutum
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 1 regions
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Gossypium hirsutum
Documented for Influenza-like illness
Gossypium hirsutum
Influenza-like illness is the condition or symptom label preserved in the historical source data. The label may be older, broader or less precise than current diagnostic terminolog…
Respiratory & ENT 1 regions
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Gossypium hirsutum
Documented for Tuberculosis
Gossypium hirsutum
A primary bacterial infectious disease that is located_in lungs, located_in lymph nodes, located_in pericardium, located_in brain, located_in pleura or located_in gastrointestinal …
Respiratory & ENT 1 regions
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Gossypium hirsutum
Documented for Stomach ache
Gossypium hirsutum
Stomach ache 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
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Gossypium hirsutum
Documented for Emmenagogue
Gossypium hirsutum
A historical term for substances used to stimulate menstrual flow. Some plants carrying this label may be unsafe in pregnancy.
Reproductive & sexual health 1 regions
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Gossypium hirsutum
Documented for Lactogogue
Gossypium hirsutum
Lactogogue 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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Gossypium hirsutum
Documented for Liniment
Gossypium hirsutum
Liniment 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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Gossypium hirsutum
Documented for Oxytoxic
Gossypium hirsutum
Oxytoxic is retained as a hazardous, toxicological or harmful-use term. It is presented for completeness and research, never as a practical instruction.
Toxicology & hazardous use 1 regions
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Gossypium hirsutum
Documented for Soap
Gossypium hirsutum
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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