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Mucuna bracteatadocumented forDiuretic

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

PlantMucuna bracteata Documented useDiuretic Preparation layer8 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.

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 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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Plant context

Mucuna bracteata

Scientific nameMucuna bracteata
AuthorshipMucuna bracteata DC. ex Kurz
FamilyFabaceae
Taxonomy linkMatched to herbarium
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Documentation depth

Where the association appears.

Elsewhere
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
ElsewhereWoi.6#18,351
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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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