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Historical source record Digestive & gastrointestinal

Tincture of Ixora coccinea root

A primary-source historical Tincture documented for Dysentery within Digestive & gastrointestinal. Preserved from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines; historical wording is not modern treatment guidance.

Documented in sourceDysentery PreparationTincture RouteInternal use Plant recordIxora coccinea ↗

Dysentery

An intestinal infectious disease that involves inflammation of the intestines, especially colon, due to chemical irritants, bacteria, protozoa, or parasitic worms, which results in severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood.

The intended use is stated in the extracted primary-source passage.

It documentsA historical source passage and its preparation structure.
It does not establishModern effectiveness, an individual dose, diagnosis or personal suitability.
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Documented historical use

dysentery

Relationship: Documented in source. The intended use is stated in the extracted primary-source passage.

Preparation summary

Materials as extracted

  • Ixora coccinea root: The fresh root in the form of an alcoholic tincture has been recommended by Deb for dysentery, the dose 2-4 grams in an appropriate potion. The tincture of the fresh plant is prepared by macerating 126 grams of the fresh root 15 days in 473 grams alcohol.

Method as extracted

  1. Macerate according to the source passage: The fresh root in the form of an alcoholic tincture has been recommended by Deb for dysentery, the dose 2-4 grams in an appropriate potion. The tincture of the fresh plant is prepared by macerating 126 grams of the fresh root 15 days in 473 grams alcohol.
Preparation
Tincture
Route
Internal use
Plant part
Root

Primary-source transcription

The fresh root in the form of an alcoholic tincture has been recommended by Deb for dysentery, the dose 2-4 grams in an appropriate potion. The tincture of the fresh plant is prepared by macerating 126 grams of the fresh root 15 days in 473 grams alcohol.

Safety and interpretation

Professional review advised. Historical ingredient identity, strength, contamination risk, terminology and route may differ from modern practice. This archive record is educational and is not dosage or treatment guidance.

  • 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.

Source record

The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Pardo de Tavera, T. H. (Trinidad Hermenegildo). monograph-offset-240916-1.

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Modern safety boundary

Professional review advised

Professional review is advised before any practical use of this preparation.

  • 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.
Sources & editorial standard

Primary wording. Visible interpretation. No borrowed certainty.

The public record separates the historical passage, structured preparation data, use relationship and modern safety boundary. Same-plant context is presented as context, never as proof that this preparation was intended for that use.

Primary and supporting references

  1. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines — Project GutenbergPrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at monograph-offset-240916-1.
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