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Garlicdocumented forBronchitis

A bronchial disease that is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes. It is caused by bacteria and viruses. The disease has_symptom cough with mucus, has_symptom shortness of breath, has_symptom low fever and has_symptom chest tightness.

PlantGarlic Documented useBronchitis Preparation layer7 connected
What it was documented for

Bronchitis

A bronchial disease that is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes. It is caused by bacteria and viruses. The disease has_symptom cough with mucus, has_symptom shortness of breath, has_symptom low fever and has_symptom chest tightness.

Use groupRespiratory & ENT
Term typeCondition Or Symptom
Original source labelBronchitis
Modern vocabulary matchbronchitis ↗

The database says that a source associated a plant with the label “Bronchitis”. It does not show that the source used modern diagnostic criteria or that the plant was effective.

The plain-language definition is anchored to an exact Disease Ontology term. The historical use association remains a separate data claim.

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Plant context

Garlic

Scientific nameAllium sativum
AuthorshipAllium sativum L.
FamilyAmaryllidaceae
Taxonomy linkMatched to herbarium
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Documentation depth

Where the association appears.

ChinaEgyptElsewhereKurdistan
View 5 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
Not statedUphof#80,741
ChinaLeung#65,900
EgyptTackholm#8,029
ElsewhereDuke,1972#65,901
KurdistanAl-Rawi#8,030
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Safety and self-care boundary

Breathing difficulty, blue or grey lips, confusion, fainting or rapidly worsening symptoms require urgent medical assessment.

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. Holistic Healing Tips 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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