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Tincture of Ixora coccinea root

A primary-source historical herbal preparation preserved from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines. It remains a review draft until plant identity, quantities, safety and modern context are verified.

HHT
JockeSite ownerUpdated 2026-07-17 · version 2
EvidenceTraditional use
Safety levelHigh
Content typeMethod
Reading time1 minutes
Preparation card

Materials

  • Ixora coccinea root: The fresh root in the form of an alcoholic tincture has been recommended by Deb for dysentery, the dose 2-4 grams in an appropriate potion. The tincture of the fresh plant is prepared by macerating 126 grams of the fresh root 15 days in 473 grams alcohol.

Method

  1. Macerate according to the source passage: The fresh root in the form of an alcoholic tincture has been recommended by Deb for dysentery, the dose 2-4 grams in an appropriate potion. The tincture of the fresh plant is prepared by macerating 126 grams of the fresh root 15 days in 473 grams alcohol.

Historical preparation record

This formula was extracted from a rights-cleared historical primary source and requires expert verification before publication or practical interpretation.

Historical use wording: dysentery

Source: The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Pardo de Tavera, T. H. (Trinidad Hermenegildo) (historical date not recorded), monograph-offset-240916-1.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • Ixora coccinea root: The fresh root in the form of an alcoholic tincture has been recommended by Deb for dysentery, the dose 2-4 grams in an appropriate potion. The tincture of the fresh plant is prepared by macerating 126 grams of the fresh root 15 days in 473 grams alcohol.

Method as extracted

  1. Macerate according to the source passage: The fresh root in the form of an alcoholic tincture has been recommended by Deb for dysentery, the dose 2-4 grams in an appropriate potion. The tincture of the fresh plant is prepared by macerating 126 grams of the fresh root 15 days in 473 grams alcohol.

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Documented-use connections

What this preparation is connected to in the atlas.

These links come from terms explicitly present in the note. They connect the practical preparation layer to the historical plant-use index without turning an association into a treatment claim.

Other documented usesRootRoot is a source vocabulary term preserved from historical ethnobotanical literature. The original term is retained even when its modern meaning is broad or uncertain.Other documented usesTinctureTincture is a source vocabulary term preserved from historical ethnobotanical literature. The original term is retained even when its modern meaning is broad or uncertain.Digestive & gastrointestinalDysenteryAn intestinal infectious disease that involves inflammation of the intestines, especially colon, due to chemical irritants, bacteria, protozoa, or parasitic worms, which results in severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood.
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  • Historical formula: ingredient identity, strength, contamination risk and terminology may differ from modern practice.
  • Do not use this record as dosage or treatment guidance. Every ingredient, route and contraindication requires qualified editorial verification.
  • The historical use wording does not establish modern clinical effectiveness.
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Evidence references

  1. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines — Project GutenbergPrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at monograph-offset-240916-1.
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