Herbal medicine

Herbal medicine

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

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Influenza

Medical; Herbal medicine

A specific type of acute viral respiratory infection, with one virus (many strains) and a short, nasty stay. A few thousand people die from it every year, but humans alive at present have almost ...

Deciduous

Medical; Herbal medicine

A plant that drops its leaves in the fall or, in some cases, during drought.

Inguinal nodes

Medical; Herbal medicine

Lymph nodes in the groin, next to the genitalia

Decompensation

Medical; Herbal medicine

The failure of the heart to maintain full and adequate circulation.

Insulin-dependent diabetes

Medical; Herbal medicine

Also called Juvenile-onset Diabetes, IDDM (Insulin-Dependent Diabetes) and Type I, it is a deficiency condition wherein the pancreas does not manufacture enough insulin or what it makes is formed ...

Delirium tremens (DTs)

Medical; Herbal medicine

A distinct neurologic disorder suffered by late-inthe-game alcoholics, characterised by sensory confusion (is it red or sour, hot or loud, smelly or wet, am I thinking or screaming); part of the ...

Also called NIDDM (Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes) and Type II (Type II), it generally means you make your own insulin, you eat too many calories, your storage cells are filled and are taking no more ...