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Lemon balmdocumented forCalmative

Calmative is a source vocabulary term preserved from historical ethnobotanical literature. The original term is retained even when its modern meaning is broad or uncertain.

PlantLemon balm Documented useCalmative Preparation layer8 connected
What it was documented for

Calmative

Calmative is a source vocabulary term preserved from historical ethnobotanical literature. The original term is retained even when its modern meaning is broad or uncertain.

Use groupOther documented uses
Term typeHistorical Term
Original source labelCalmative
Modern vocabulary matchNo exact ontology match

The label is preserved as historical source vocabulary and may not map cleanly to current terminology.

Practical knowledge layer

Recipes, methods and preparation notes.

Preparation notes using the same plant

Method · Traditional useBalm of Animal food

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Method · Traditional useBalm of Fruit anodyne

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Method · Traditional useBALM WINE

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 useBalm of BOTAKIO GUIDE TO HEALTH

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Method · Traditional useBalm in flowers, fre/h gathered and cleared from the ftalks, two pounds

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Method · Traditional useBalm of ague

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Method · Traditional useBalm of Gilead

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 useBalm and Sage, of each four ounces

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

Lemon balm

Scientific nameMelissa officinalis
AuthorshipMelissa officinalis L.
FamilyLamiaceae
Taxonomy linkMatched to herbarium
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Documentation depth

Where the association appears.

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

RegionReference labelSource row
PanamaGupta#8,770
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Safety and self-care boundary

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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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