Cold
An obstructive lung disease that is a chronic and progressive disorder of small airways in the lungs and that is characterized by irreversible airflow obstruction, typically identified by reductions in quantitative spirometric indices, induced forced expiratory volume at 1 second (FEV1) and the ratio of FEV1 to forced vital capacity (less than 0.7 is diagnostic of COPD). Lung volume is increased and pulmonary hypertension may occur. The pathologic changes result in the disruption of the airflow in the bronchial airways. Signs and symptoms include shortness of breath, wheezing, productive cough and chest tightness. COPD is a consequence (an end result) of chronic bronchitis, emphysema or both.
The database says that a source associated a plant with the label “Cold”. 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.
Recipes, methods and preparation notes.
The historical dataset does not contain a recipe. A preparation will appear here only when the editorial library contains a separately sourced note connected by plant identity or explicit use language.
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Where the association appears.
View 1 preserved source rows
Multiple rows can represent different places, references or repeated historical reports. They are preserved separately rather than treated as independent proof.
| Region | Reference label | Source row |
|---|---|---|
| US(Blackfoot) | Eb24: 312 | #12,180 |
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.
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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