Herbal medicine

Herbal medicine

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

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Adaptogen

Medical; Herbal medicine

A recent (and to me, slightly flaky) term used to describe agents, often botanical, that stimulate non-specific resistance, and that seem to decrease hypothalamus and pituitary over-reactions to ...

Adenitis

Medical; Herbal medicine

An inflammation of one or several lymph nodes, or related lymphoid tissues.

Adrenal cortex

Medical; Herbal medicine

The outer covering of the two adrenal glands that lie atop each kidney. Embryonically derived from gonad tissue, they make steroid hormones that control electrolytes, the management of fuels, the ...

The inner part of the adrenals, derived embryonically from spinal nerve precursors, they secrete epinephrine, norepinephrine and dopamine; used locally as neurotransmitters, sensitive receptors can ...

Adrenalin

Medical; Herbal medicine

Called epinephrine in the U.S., this is a substance secreted into the bloodstream and reacted to by specialised receptors throughout the body, initiating a "code blue" or flight-or-fight response. ...

Adrenergic

Medical; Herbal medicine

Functions that are dominated by epinephrine (the blood hormone) or norepinephrine (local sympathetic adrenergic nerve stimulus)

Alkaline

Medical; Herbal medicine

A substance having a pH above that of neutral water (7.0) when in solution. Signified as pH (potential of Hydrogen), alkaline fluids, such as the blood (pH about 7.4), have the ability to neutralise ...