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Luffa aegyptiacadocumented forScarlet-Fever

An upper respiratory tract disease described as an acute contagious disease caused by Group A bacteria of the genus Streptococcus (especially various strains of S. pyogenes) and characterized by inflammation of the nose, throat, and mouth, generalized toxemia, and a red rash.

PlantLuffa aegyptiaca Documented useScarlet-Fever Preparation layer1 connected
What it was documented for

Scarlet-Fever

An upper respiratory tract disease described as an acute contagious disease caused by Group A bacteria of the genus Streptococcus (especially various strains of S. pyogenes) and characterized by inflammation of the nose, throat, and mouth, generalized toxemia, and a red rash.

Use groupImmune, infection & fever
Term typeCondition Or Symptom
Original source labelScarlet-Fever
Modern vocabulary matchscarlet fever ↗

The database says that a source associated a plant with the label “Scarlet-Fever”. 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.

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Plant context

Luffa aegyptiaca

Scientific nameLuffa aegyptiaca
AuthorshipLuffa aegyptiaca Mill.
FamilyCucurbitaceae
Taxonomy linkMatched to herbarium
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Documentation depth

Where the association appears.

China
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
ChinaBliss#42,378
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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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