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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Cancer
Phytolacca americana
A disease of cellular proliferation that is malignant and primary, characterized by uncontrolled cellular proliferation, local cell invasion and metastasis.
Cancer & abnormal growth 5 regions
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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Emetic
Phytolacca americana
Emetic is a historical action or property term used in ethnobotanical literature. It describes reported intent, not a verified pharmacological effect.
Digestive & gastrointestinal 5 regions
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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Purgative
Phytolacca americana
Purgative is a historical action or property term used in ethnobotanical literature. It describes reported intent, not a verified pharmacological effect.
Digestive & gastrointestinal 4 regions
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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Poison
Phytolacca americana
Poison 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 3 regions
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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Diuretic
Phytolacca americana
A historical action term for increasing urine production. It does not identify a safe plant, dose, preparation or appropriate clinical use.
Urinary & kidney 2 regions
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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Alterative
Phytolacca americana
A historical herbal term for gradual improvement of general function or elimination; it has no single modern medical definition.
Traditional actions & properties 1 regions
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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Arthritis
Phytolacca americana
A bone inflammation disease that involves a response to irritation or injury, characterized by joint pain, swelling, stiffness located_in joint.
Pain, inflammation & musculoskeletal 1 regions
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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Bactericide
Phytolacca americana
Bactericide 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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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Breast cancer
Phytolacca americana
An organ system cancer that originates in the mammary gland.
Cancer & abnormal growth 1 regions
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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Cns Stimulant
Phytolacca americana
Cns 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 1 regions
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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Eruption
Phytolacca americana
Eruption 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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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Fatality
Phytolacca americana
Fatality 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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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Fever
Phytolacca americana
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 1 regions
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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Laxative
Phytolacca americana
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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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Medicine
Phytolacca americana
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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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Mitogenic
Phytolacca americana
Mitogenic 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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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Narcotic
Phytolacca americana
Narcotic 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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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Obesity
Phytolacca americana
An overnutrition that is characterized by excess body fat, traditionally defined as an elevated ratio of weight to height (specifically 30 kilograms per meter squared), has_materia…
Metabolic & endocrine 1 regions
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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Poultice
Phytolacca americana
Poultice 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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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Rheumatism
Phytolacca americana
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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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Skin
Phytolacca americana
Skin 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
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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Sore
Phytolacca americana
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 1 regions
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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Stimulant
Phytolacca americana
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 1 regions
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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Swelling
Phytolacca americana
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
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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Syphilis
Phytolacca americana
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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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Tumor
Phytolacca americana
Tumor 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.
Cancer & abnormal growth 1 regions
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Phytolacca americana
Documented for Wound
Phytolacca americana
Wound 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
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