Cancer
A disease of cellular proliferation that is malignant and primary, characterized by uncontrolled cellular proliferation, local cell invasion and metastasis.
The database says that a source associated a plant with the label “Cancer”. 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.
Recipes, methods and preparation notes.
Preparation notes connected to the same use term
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.
Open preparation note ↗Method · Traditional usePill of OF A SCIRRHUS AND CANCERAn 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.
Open preparation note ↗Method · Traditional usePoultice of CancerAn 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.
Open preparation note ↗Method · Traditional useOintment of OF A SCTRRllUS AND CANCERAn 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.
Open preparation note ↗Method · Traditional useUnguentum Pectorale._ Or, A Pectoral OintmentA primary-source historical Ointment preserved from The Complete Herbal. Its extracted passage does not state a specific use; Cancer is shown only as related same-plant context.
Open preparation note ↗Method · Traditional useDecoction of ParsleyA primary-source historical Decoction preserved from The Healthy Life Beverage Book. Its extracted passage does not state a specific use; Cancer is shown only as related same-plant context.
Open preparation note ↗“Same plant” is not automatically “same use”. Each card states the connection type so the knowledge graph remains honest.
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Where the association appears.
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.
| Region | Reference label | Source row |
|---|---|---|
| US | Hartwell | #66,313 |
Safety and self-care boundary
A suspected cancer, persistent unexplained lump, bleeding or progressive symptoms needs professional diagnosis; historical plant-use data is not a cancer treatment guide.
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.
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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