Herbal medicine

Herbal medicine

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

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Herbal medicine

A type of inherited allergic response involving elevated immunoglobulin E. Sometimes called a reagin response, it means that you have hay fever, bronchial asthma, or skin problems like urticaria or ...

Atropine

Medical; Herbal medicine

An alkaloid derived from Belladonna (Atropa belladonna) and related plants that blocks some cholinergic or parasympathetic functions. It has been used to stop the cramps of diarrhoea and is still ...

Autoimmunity

Medical; Herbal medicine

The state of having acquired an immunologic memory that says a normal cell membrane is "other", and having forming antibody responses against it. A viral infection or organic chemical (hapten) may ...

Axil

Medical; Herbal medicine

The upper angle formed by a leaf or branch with a stem. Things that pop out in the axils are called AXILLARY.

Azotemia

Medical; Herbal medicine

The abnormal presence of urinary waste products in the blood.

Basal metabolism

Medical; Herbal medicine

The basic rate of combustion by a person, usually measured after sleep and while resting.

Balsamic

Medical; Herbal medicine

Soft or hard plant or tree resins composed of aromatic acids and oils. These are typically used as stimulating dressings and aromatic expectorants and diuretics. This term is also applied loosely to ...