Herbal medicine

Herbal medicine

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

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Cholangitis

Medical; Herbal medicine

Inflammation of of only bile ducts. This word and the next three describe conditions that may be, subjectively, all the same.

Cholecystalgia

Medical; Herbal medicine

Cramps or tenesmus of the gall bladder or bile ducts.

Cholecystitis

Medical; Herbal medicine

Inflammation of the gall bladder and ducts, sometimes from the presence of passing stones, sometimes following fasting or anorexia, sometimes because of a spreading intestinal tract ...

A fatty substance produced predominantly by the liver, and necessary for building cell membranes, insulating the CNS, covering fats for blood transport, forming bile acids, oiling the skin and making ...

Cholinergic

Medical; Herbal medicine

Pertaining to functions primarily controlled by the parasympathetic nervous system. See PARASYMPATHETIC

Chorea

Medical; Herbal medicine

A neuromuscular condition, with twitching and spastic muscle control.

Chorea, sydenham's

Medical; Herbal medicine

A disease or syndrome of children, usually following or companion to rheumatic fever, and having involuntary movements, anxiety and impaired memory. It usually clears up in two or three months.