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Illicium verum
Documented for Carminative
Illicium verum
A traditional action term for aromatic preparations associated with gas and digestive discomfort.
Digestive & gastrointestinal 3 regions
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Illicium verum
Documented for Diuretic
Illicium verum
A historical action term for increasing urine production. It does not identify a safe plant, dose, preparation or appropriate clinical use.
Urinary & kidney 3 regions
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Illicium verum
Documented for Stimulant
Illicium verum
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 3 regions
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Illicium verum
Documented for Colic
Illicium verum
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 2 regions
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Illicium verum
Documented for Constipation
Illicium verum
Constipation 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 2 regions
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Illicium verum
Documented for Expectorant
Illicium verum
A traditional action term for preparations intended to help loosen or move respiratory secretions.
Respiratory & ENT 2 regions
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Illicium verum
Documented for Insomnia
Illicium verum
Insomnia 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.
Nervous system, sleep & mood 2 regions
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Illicium verum
Documented for Stomachic
Illicium verum
A historical action term for preparations associated with appetite or digestive comfort.
Digestive & gastrointestinal 2 regions
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Illicium verum
Documented for Anodyne
Illicium verum
A historical term for a substance used to relieve pain.
Nervous system, sleep & mood 1 regions
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Illicium verum
Documented for Antiseptic
Illicium verum
Antiseptic is a historical action or property term used in ethnobotanical literature. It describes reported intent, not a verified pharmacological effect.
Immune, infection & fever 1 regions
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Illicium verum
Documented for Bedbug
Illicium verum
Bedbug 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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Illicium verum
Documented for Bladder
Illicium verum
Bladder 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.
Urinary & kidney 1 regions
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Illicium verum
Documented for Dysentery
Illicium verum
An intestinal infectious disease that involves inflammation of the intestines, especially colon, due to chemical irritants, bacteria, protozoa, or parasitic worms, which results in…
Digestive & gastrointestinal 1 regions
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Illicium verum
Documented for Dyspepsia
Illicium verum
Dyspepsia 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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Illicium verum
Documented for Emmenagogue
Illicium verum
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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Illicium verum
Documented for Extrophy
Illicium verum
Extrophy 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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Illicium verum
Documented for Favus
Illicium verum
A tinea capitis that results_in fungal infection located_in scalp, located_in glabrous skin or located_in nail, has_material_basis_in Ascomycota fungi that belong to a group called…
Other documented uses 1 regions
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Illicium verum
Documented for Halitosis
Illicium verum
Halitosis 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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Illicium verum
Documented for Hernia
Illicium verum
Hernia 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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Illicium verum
Documented for Laxative
Illicium verum
Laxative is a historical action or property term used in ethnobotanical literature. It describes reported intent, not a verified pharmacological effect.
Digestive & gastrointestinal 1 regions
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Illicium verum
Documented for Liqueur
Illicium verum
Liqueur 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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Illicium verum
Documented for Lumbago
Illicium verum
Lumbago 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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Illicium verum
Documented for Medicine
Illicium verum
Medicine 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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Illicium verum
Documented for Otalgia
Illicium verum
Otalgia 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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Illicium verum
Documented for Parturition
Illicium verum
Parturition 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.
Reproductive & sexual health 1 regions
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Illicium verum
Documented for Pediculicide
Illicium verum
Pediculicide 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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Illicium verum
Documented for Rheumatism
Illicium verum
Rheumatism 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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Illicium verum
Documented for Scabies
Illicium verum
A mite infestation that is a contagious ectoparasite skin infection caused by human itch mite Sarcoptes scabiei type hominis, which burrows into the upper layer of the skin but nev…
Other documented uses 1 regions
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Illicium verum
Documented for Spasm
Illicium verum
Spasm 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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Illicium verum
Documented for Tea
Illicium verum
Tea is a practical, household, food or cultural-use label rather than a modern therapeutic indication.
Practical & cultural use 1 regions
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