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Isatis oblongatadocumented forSore throat

Sore throat is the condition or symptom label preserved in the historical source data. The label may be older, broader or less precise than current diagnostic terminology.

PlantIsatis oblongata Documented useSore throat Preparation layer8 connected
What it was documented for

Sore throat

Sore throat is the condition or symptom label preserved in the historical source data. The label may be older, broader or less precise than current diagnostic terminology.

Use groupRespiratory & ENT
Term typeCondition Or Symptom
Original source labelSore(Throat)
Modern vocabulary matchNo exact ontology match

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

Practical knowledge layer

Recipes, methods and preparation notes.

Preparation notes connected to the same use term

Method · Traditional useA tea-eupful to be taken frequently in inflammatory fevers and sore throat

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Method · Traditional useA teacupful to be taken frequently in inflammatory fevers! and sore-throat

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Method · Traditional useDETERGENT GARGLE FOR INFLAM- MATORY SORE THROAT

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Method · Traditional usePOWDER FOR A SORE THROAT

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Method · Traditional usePOWDER FOR A SORE THROAT,

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Method · Traditional useGargle for putrid Sore Throat.— Decoction of bark, 6 ozs

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Method · Traditional useFor a PUTRID SORE THROAT

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Method · Traditional usePOWDER for a SORE THROAT

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Plant context

Isatis oblongata

Scientific nameIsatis tinctoria
AuthorshipIsatis oblongata DC.
FamilyBrassicaceae
Taxonomy linkMatched to herbarium
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Documentation depth

Where the association appears.

China
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
ChinaNas#45,420
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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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