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Pterocarpus santalinusdocumented forYaws

A primary bacterial infectious disease that results in infection located in skin, located in joint or located in bone, has_material_basis_in Treponema pallidum subsp pertenue, which is transmitted by direct skin contact with an infected person. The infection has symptom skin lesions.

PlantPterocarpus santalinus Documented useYaws Preparation layer8 connected
What it was documented for

Yaws

A primary bacterial infectious disease that results in infection located in skin, located in joint or located in bone, has_material_basis_in Treponema pallidum subsp pertenue, which is transmitted by direct skin contact with an infected person. The infection has symptom skin lesions.

Use groupOther documented uses
Term typeHistorical Term
Original source labelYaws
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Practical knowledge layer

Recipes, methods and preparation notes.

Preparation notes using the same plant

Method · Traditional useTINCTURE OF RHUBARB AND SENNA

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 usetered tincture with the former

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Method · Traditional useR, Herb of Rosemary, pe Marjoram, Bok Balm, h Alf

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 Red Saunders Wood

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Method · Traditional useTincture of Red Saunders Wood

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Method · Traditional use1184 Tincture

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Method · Traditional useNutmeg, bruised, each two drachms and a half, Red Saunders Wood, sliced, five drachma,

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Method · Traditional useCOMPOUND TINCTURE OF PERUVIAN BARK

A primary-source historical herbal preparation preserved from The dispensatory and pharmacopoeia of North America and Great Britain [electronic resource]. The source wording is retained for research and educational reference; it is not modern treatment guidance.

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Plant context

Pterocarpus santalinus

Scientific namePterocarpus santalinus
AuthorshipPterocarpus santalinus L.f.
FamilyFabaceae
Taxonomy linkMatched to herbarium
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Documentation depth

Where the association appears.

Malaya
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RegionReference labelSource row
MalayaBurkill,1966#56,424
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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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