Herbal medicine

Herbal medicine

Herbal medicine is the study and use of plants for medicinal purposes.

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Antispasmodic

Medical; Herbal medicine

A substance used to relieve or prevent spasms of the smooth muscles of the intestinal tract, bronchi, or uterus.(Examples: barbiturates, Garrya.)

Antiviral

Medical; Herbal medicine

An agent that experimentally inhibits the proliferation and viability of infectious viruses. In the domain of herbal medicines, some plants will slow or inhibit the adsorption or random initial ...

Secretory glands, especially found in the armpit and groin, that secrete oily sweat derived from shed cell cytoplasm, and which contain aromatic compounds that possess emotional information for those ...

Apthous stomatitis

Medical; Herbal medicine

Little ulcers or canker sores on the surface. of the tongue, lips, and cheek mucosa. In adults, they are often related to gastric reflux and dyspepsia.

Aromatics

Medical; Herbal medicine

Chemically, molecules containing one or more benzene rings, but plant compounds which, upon contact to the air, form gases which can be smelled: volatile oils. (Examples: menthol, Peppermint oil.)

Arrhythmias

Medical; Herbal medicine

An abnormal or irregular rhythm, usually in reference to the heart.

Arterial

Medical; Herbal medicine

Blood that leaves the heart. When it leaves the right ventricle, it is venous blood; and when it leaves the left ventricle, through the aorta, it is fresh, hot, oxygenated red stuff. After it has ...