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Herbal medicine

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

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Basal

Medical; Herbal medicine

At or near the base, such as leaves sprouting directly from root or crown.

Bells palsy

Medical; Herbal medicine

An inflammatory condition of the facial, nerve, with paralysis, distortion and diminished tears.

Benign prostatic hypertrophy, or hyperplasia (bph)

Medical; Herbal medicine

The benign buildup in the prostate of "warts" or epithelial neoplasias that can block or interrupt urination, and which are usually concurrent with moderate prostate enlargement. They cause a dull ...

Beta blockers

Medical; Herbal medicine

Drugs used to slow the response to epinephrine (released by the adrenal medulla), usually to attempt controlling high blood pressure

Biliousness

Medical; Herbal medicine

A symptom-picture resulting from a short-term disordered liver, with constipation, frontal headache, spots in front of the eyes, poor appetite, and nausea or vomiting. The usual causes are heavy ...

Bilirubin

Medical; Herbal medicine

A waste product of haemoglobin recycling, it is primarily excreted in feces, oxidising into that familiar brown colour (except for beets).

Bilirubinemia

Medical; Herbal medicine

The presence of abnormally high bilirubin in the blood, usually signifying hepatitis, with jaundice due next week.

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