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Digestive & gastrointestinalTraditional Action

Laxative

Laxative is a historical action or property term used in ethnobotanical literature. It describes reported intent, not a verified pharmacological effect.

560 plant dossiers 742 source rows 71 regions

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Digestive & gastrointestinalCondition Or Symptom

Liver

Liver 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.

178 plant dossiers 202 source rows 40 regions

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Laxative

Liver

A readable index is still an evidence boundary.

What plants were
documented for.