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Heliotropium angiospermumdocumented forPharyngitis

An upper respiratory tract disease involving inflammation of the throat or pharynx resulting from bacterial, viral, fungal infections or irritants like pollutants or chemical substances and smoking. The infection is often referred to as sore throat. The symptoms include pain during swallowing, enlarged tonsils coated with a white discharge, runny nose, cough and slight fever.

PlantHeliotropium angiospermum Documented usePharyngitis Preparation layer0 connected
What it was documented for

Pharyngitis

An upper respiratory tract disease involving inflammation of the throat or pharynx resulting from bacterial, viral, fungal infections or irritants like pollutants or chemical substances and smoking. The infection is often referred to as sore throat. The symptoms include pain during swallowing, enlarged tonsils coated with a white discharge, runny nose, cough and slight fever.

Use groupOther documented uses
Term typeHistorical Term
Original source labelPharyngitis
Modern vocabulary matchpharyngitis ↗

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Plant context

Heliotropium angiospermum

Scientific nameHeliotropium angiospermum
AuthorshipHeliotropium angiospermum Murray
FamilyBoraginaceae
Taxonomy linkMatched to herbarium
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Documentation depth

Where the association appears.

Dominican Republic
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RegionReference labelSource row
Dominican RepublicLiogier#74,606
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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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