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Trichosanthes kirilowiidocumented forSwelling

Swelling 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.

PlantTrichosanthes kirilowii Documented useSwelling Preparation layer8 connected
What it was documented for

Swelling

Swelling 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 groupSkin, wounds & external care
Term typeCondition Or Symptom
Original source labelSwelling
Modern vocabulary matchNo exact ontology match

The database says that a source associated a plant with the label “Swelling”. 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 usePoultice of sea- tang

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 Opium

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Method · Traditional useTincture of Roses

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Method · Traditional useTincture of Roses

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 useWash of Fruit anodyne bark

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Method · Traditional useGargle of A pedloral Vapour

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 usePill of Epsom salt

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 The compound iarabacca

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

Trichosanthes kirilowii

Scientific nameTrichosanthes kirilowii
AuthorshipTrichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.
FamilyCucurbitaceae
Taxonomy linkMatched to herbarium
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Documentation depth

Where the association appears.

China
View 2 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
ChinaHunan#78,453
ChinaKeys#49,124
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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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