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Juniperdocumented forDiuretic

A historical action term for increasing urine production. It does not identify a safe plant, dose, preparation or appropriate clinical use.

PlantJuniper Documented useDiuretic Preparation layer20 connected
What it was documented for

Diuretic

A historical action term for increasing urine production. It does not identify a safe plant, dose, preparation or appropriate clinical use.

Use groupUrinary & kidney
Term typeTraditional Action
Original source labelDiuretic
Modern vocabulary matchNo exact ontology match

This is an intended-action label from traditional literature, not a measured pharmacological result.

Practical knowledge layer

Recipes, methods and preparation notes.

Same plant and same documented use

Method · Traditional useA diuretic aromatic Julep

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 useDecoction of JUNIPER

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 useA diuretic aromatic Julep

A primary-source historical herbal preparation preserved from The plain English dispensatory; containing the natural history and medicinal virtues of the principal simples now in use. Also all the compositions in the three dispensatories of London, Edinburgh, and Dr. Fuller; the history of the incorporation of the College of Physicians of London: of the principal chymists; of the venereal disease; of the circulation of the blood; and other important subjects. The source wording is retained for research and educational reference; it is not modern treatment guidance.

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Method · Traditional useLiniment of JUNIPER

A primary-source historical herbal preparation preserved from The pharmacopoeia universalis or, complete encyclopedia of the materia medica; contained in the pharmacopoeias of London, Edinburgh, and Dublin as well as of all those of Europe and America ; and of the dispensatories, formularies and chemical works ... With an appendix .... The source wording is retained for research and educational reference; it is not modern treatment guidance.

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Preparation notes using the same plant

Method · Traditional useCompound Decoction of Broom

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 useDistilled preparation of Daphne Me- zereon

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 useDistilled preparation of Barley two pints

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 JUNIPER BERRIES

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 JUNIPER BERRIES

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 JUNIPER BERRIES

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 useGamboge Powder, a scruple

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 useBath of Unguentum resinosum

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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Preparation notes connected to the same use term

Method · Traditional useDiuretic Mixture —Take of mint-water, five ounces ; vinegar of squills, six drachms ; sweet

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 useDiuretic Powder

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 useDiuretic Infusion

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 useDistilled preparation of Diuretic in small leave

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 usePowder of Diuretic in small

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 usePILULE DIG RE 1 ICE, Diuretic Pills

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 useA diuretic nitrous Julep

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 useA diuretic acid Julep

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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“Same plant” is not automatically “same use”. Each card states the connection type so the knowledge graph remains honest.

Plant context

Juniper

Scientific nameJuniperus communis
AuthorshipJuniperus communis L.
FamilyCupressaceae
Taxonomy linkMatched to herbarium
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Documentation depth

Where the association appears.

ElsewhereSpainTurkeyUS
View 6 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
ElsewhereTakeda#58,911
ElsewhereUphof#18,200
ElsewhereWoi.5#18,201
SpainFontQuer#58,910
TurkeySteinmetz#18,199
USKrochmal#18,202
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Safety and self-care boundary

Use this page as a research index. Persistent, severe, unexplained or worsening symptoms need appropriate clinical 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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