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Historical source record Respiratory & ENT

A decoction of the flower is useful in catarrh or cold in the nose

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Related plant contextAsthma PreparationDecoction RouteInternal use Plant recordJusticia adhatoda ↗

Asthma

A bronchial disease that is characterized by chronic inflammation and narrowing of the airways, which is caused by a combination of environmental and genetic factors. The disease has_symptom recurring periods of wheezing (a whistling sound while breathing), has_symptom chest tightness, has_symptom shortness of breath, has_symptom mucus production and has_symptom coughing.

This use is documented for the same plant in a separate source; it is not claimed by this preparation passage.

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It does not establishModern effectiveness, an individual dose, diagnosis or personal suitability.
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Source: home-remedies by Swami Sivananda (historical date not recorded), paragraph-2446.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • 20 drops of the juice of the flower
  • This is also useful in catarrh of the nose. | (iii) Other Uses of the Juice of the Flower Add 10 drops of the juice of the flower with 10 grains of powder of dates
  • TAMARIND, THUMBAI, THUTHULAI, TURMERIC, VASAKA 179 Instill 2 or 3 drops of the juice of the flower into the nostril

Method as extracted

  1. Take 20 drops of the juice of the flower.
  2. Add a teaspoonful of honey to the juice.
  3. Give this twice daily.
  4. Put the flowers in the sesamum oil and boil the oil.
  5. Apply the oil to the head and take bath.

Live editorial status

This record was published without a human-review gate by site policy. Automated flags at publication: no primary ingredient taxon link, title ingredient mismatch, quality score below 70, not herbal remedy, not marked promotable, critical hazard archive only. Publication makes the source extraction inspectable; it does not verify identity, completeness, efficacy or safety.

Modern safety boundary

Toxic / do not self-use

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  • Unreviewed automated import: this record is public for live editorial inspection and has not passed manual identity, formula or safety review.
  • Historical formula: ingredient identity, strength, contamination risk and terminology may differ from modern practice.
  • Do not use this record as dosage or treatment guidance. Every ingredient, route and contraindication requires qualified editorial verification.
  • The historical use wording does not establish modern clinical effectiveness.
  • Automated review flags: pediatric or infant use.
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Primary and supporting references

  1. home-remedies — home-remediesPrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at paragraph-2446.
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