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Plumbago zeylanicadocumented forRingworm

A cutaneous mycosis that results_in fungal infection located_in scalp, located_in glabrous skin, or located_in nail, has_material_basis_in Ascomycota fungi that belong to a group called dermatophytes, which have the ability to utilize keratin as a nutrient source. Subtypes are classified by the location on the body.

PlantPlumbago zeylanica Documented useRingworm Preparation layer0 connected
What it was documented for

Ringworm

A cutaneous mycosis that results_in fungal infection located_in scalp, located_in glabrous skin, or located_in nail, has_material_basis_in Ascomycota fungi that belong to a group called dermatophytes, which have the ability to utilize keratin as a nutrient source. Subtypes are classified by the location on the body.

Use groupImmune, infection & fever
Term typeCondition Or Symptom
Original source labelRingworm
Modern vocabulary matchdermatophytosis ↗

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

Plumbago zeylanica

Scientific namePlumbago zeylanica
AuthorshipPlumbago zeylanica L.
FamilyPlumbaginaceae
Taxonomy linkMatched to herbarium
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Documentation depth

Where the association appears.

GhanaMalaya
View 2 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
GhanaAyensu#41,983
MalayaBurkill,1966#41,910
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Safety and self-care boundary

Severe infection signs, persistent high fever, dehydration, confusion or rapid deterioration require 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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