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