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Cardamomdocumented forBronchitis

A bronchial disease that is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes. It is caused by bacteria and viruses. The disease has_symptom cough with mucus, has_symptom shortness of breath, has_symptom low fever and has_symptom chest tightness.

PlantCardamom Documented useBronchitis Preparation layer8 connected
What it was documented for

Bronchitis

A bronchial disease that is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes. It is caused by bacteria and viruses. The disease has_symptom cough with mucus, has_symptom shortness of breath, has_symptom low fever and has_symptom chest tightness.

Use groupRespiratory & ENT
Term typeCondition Or Symptom
Original source labelBronchitis
Modern vocabulary matchbronchitis ↗

The database says that a source associated a plant with the label “Bronchitis”. It does not show that the source used modern diagnostic criteria or that the plant was effective.

The plain-language definition is anchored to an exact Disease Ontology term. The historical use association remains a separate data claim.

Practical knowledge layer

Recipes, methods and preparation notes.

Preparation notes using the same plant

Method · Traditional useInfusion of Sacred elizir

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.

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Method · Traditional useInfusion of Paregoric elizir

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.

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Method · Traditional useTincture of Hemlock

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.

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Method · Traditional useCompound Tincture of Cinnamon

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.

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Method · Traditional useCompound Tincture of Cardamom

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.

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Method · Traditional useTINCTURA CARDAMOMI, Tincture of Cardamom

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.

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Method · Traditional useTincture of Senna six fluidounces

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.

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Method · Traditional useTincture of Take of Musk

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.

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Plant context

Cardamom

Scientific nameElettaria cardamomum
AuthorshipElettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton
FamilyZingiberaceae
Taxonomy linkMatched to herbarium
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Documentation depth

Where the association appears.

India(Santal)
View 1 preserved source rows

Multiple rows can represent different places, references or repeated historical reports. They are preserved separately rather than treated as independent proof.

RegionReference labelSource row
India(Santal)Eb24: 244#8,093
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Safety and self-care boundary

Breathing difficulty, blue or grey lips, confusion, fainting or rapidly worsening symptoms require urgent medical assessment.

Plant identity, plant part, dose, preparation, route, interactions, pregnancy safety, toxicity and contraindications are not established by this association. Do not use it for self-diagnosis or self-medication.

Dataset provenance

USDA Dr. Duke ethnobotanical data

The plant–use association and source rows come from the USDA Dr. Duke database. Herbal Remedy Source adds taxonomy matching, readable vocabulary profiles, internal preparation links and visible interpretation boundaries.

Dataset version: 1992–2016 · Licence: CC0 · Record class: traditional use

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