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Salix purpurea
Documented for Tonic
Salix purpurea
A broad historical label for preparations believed to restore or support general function. The term is nonspecific and does not describe a modern diagnosis or measurable effect.
Traditional actions & properties 2 regions
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Salix purpurea
Documented for Fever
Salix purpurea
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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Salix purpurea
Documented for Cancer
Salix purpurea
A disease of cellular proliferation that is malignant and primary, characterized by uncontrolled cellular proliferation, local cell invasion and metastasis.
Cancer & abnormal growth 1 regions
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Salix purpurea
Documented for Sore
Salix purpurea
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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Salix purpurea
Documented for Anodyne
Salix purpurea
A historical term for a substance used to relieve pain.
Nervous system, sleep & mood 1 regions
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Salix purpurea
Documented for Astringent
Salix purpurea
A traditional action term for substances described as tightening or drying tissues, often because of tannin-rich preparations.
Skin, wounds & external care 1 regions
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Salix purpurea
Documented for Dysentery
Salix purpurea
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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Salix purpurea
Documented for Malaria
Salix purpurea
A parasitic protozoa infectious disease characterized as a vector-borne infectious disease caused by the presence of protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium in the red blood ce…
Immune, infection & fever 1 regions
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Salix purpurea
Documented for Rheumatism
Salix purpurea
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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Salix purpurea
Documented for Smallpox
Salix purpurea
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…
Other documented uses 1 regions
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Salix purpurea
Documented for Styptic
Salix purpurea
Styptic 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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