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Nymphaea lotusdocumented forLeprosy

A primary bacterial infectious disease that results_in infection located_in superficial peripheral nerves, located_in skin, located_in mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, located_in anterior chamber of the eyes, or located_in testes, has_material_basis_in Mycobacterium leprae, which is transmitted_by aerosol spread from infected nasal secretions to exposed nasal and oral mucosa. The infection has_symptom skin lesions, has_symptom sensory loss, has_symptom motor loss and has_symptom eye damage.

PlantNymphaea lotus Documented useLeprosy Preparation layer0 connected
What it was documented for

Leprosy

A primary bacterial infectious disease that results_in infection located_in superficial peripheral nerves, located_in skin, located_in mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, located_in anterior chamber of the eyes, or located_in testes, has_material_basis_in Mycobacterium leprae, which is transmitted_by aerosol spread from infected nasal secretions to exposed nasal and oral mucosa. The infection has_symptom skin lesions, has_symptom sensory loss, has_symptom motor loss and has_symptom eye damage.

Use groupSkin, wounds & external care
Term typeCondition Or Symptom
Original source labelLeprosy
Modern vocabulary matchleprosy ↗

The database says that a source associated a plant with the label “Leprosy”. 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.

Practical knowledge layer

Recipes, methods and preparation notes.

No verified preparation note is connected yet.

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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Plant context

Nymphaea lotus

Scientific nameNymphaea lotus
AuthorshipNymphaea lotus L.
FamilyNymphaeaceae
Taxonomy linkMatched to herbarium
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Documentation depth

Where the association appears.

Sudan
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.

RegionReference labelSource row
SudanBroun#73,210
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Safety and self-care boundary

Use this page as a research index. Persistent, severe, unexplained or worsening symptoms need appropriate clinical 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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