Pick an ailment to see every tradition that treated it, laid out together with region, era and scientific support.
Gel's water-retaining appearance linked to hydration/cooling (doctrine of signatures)
Observed to reduce festering; later found to have real antibacterial/osmotic action
Empirically observed mold seemed to help infected wounds (later explained by natural antibiotics)
Long-refined empirical use for immune-related complaints
Antiseptic effect observed empirically; confirmed in 1920s lab tests as stronger than standard antiseptics
This is a historical and cultural reference, not medical advice. Many of these remedies have never been scientifically validated, and folk reasoning (humoral theory, “hot/cold” classifications, spiritual causation) reflects older explanatory traditions rather than modern medicine. Ratings reflect community opinion, not clinical evidence.