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Root

Root is a source vocabulary term preserved from historical ethnobotanical literature. The original term is retained even when its modern meaning is broad or uncertain.

Historical TermTraditional documentation
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Method · Traditional useTincture of Aconite root

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Method · Traditional useInfusion for the Palsy.—Take of horse-radish root shaved, mustard-seed bruised, each four

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Method · Traditional useInfusion of Linseed.—Take of linseed, two spoonsful; liquorice-root, sliced, half an ounce

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Method · Traditional useDecoction of Sarsaparilla.—Take of fresh sarsaparilla-root, sliced and bruised, two ounces

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Method · Traditional useCompound Decoction of the Bark.—Take of Peruvian bark and Virginian snake-root, crossly

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Method · Traditional useDistilled preparation of Dandelion Root

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Method · Traditional useDistilled preparation of Dandelion Root

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Method · Traditional useDistilled preparation of Dandelion Root

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Method · Traditional useDecoction of Daphne Me- zereon root

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Method · Traditional useDecoction of Decoction and Extract root

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Method · Traditional useDecoction of Barley two pints root

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Method · Traditional useDecoction of Hydrogen juss iss root

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