Herbal medicine

Herbal medicine

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

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Vincents infection

Medical; Herbal medicine

Trench Mouth or NUGS. It is usually a symptom of extreme physical stress, nutritional deficiencies and heavy metal poisoning (but not of the type accrued from excess exposure to Metallica or ...

Very low density lipids (VLDL)

These are blood transport fats, consisting mainly of triglycerides (made from sugar by the liver) and loosely covered in specialised proteins and phospholipids so they don't dissolve in the blood and ...

White blood cells (WBC)

Medical; Herbal medicine

Including those of innate immunity, including basophils, neutrophils, eosinophils, monocytes, macrophages (and others) and those of acquired immunity, the various types of lymphocytes. Also called ...

Wheal

Medical; Herbal medicine

An inflammatory response to mild skin irritation, with a well-defined, raised redness, lasting for perhaps an hour and then disappearing. The cause is usually atopic allergies in an IgE-excess ...

Xerophyte

Medical; Herbal medicine

A plant that is adapted to, and needs, dry desert climate or is particularly hardy in periodic droughts.

MAO inhibition

Medical; Herbal medicine

The suppression of monoamine oxydase (flavin-containing amine oxydase). MAO is critical in modifying nerve-ending storage of certain monoamines (in this case, epinephrine, norepinephrine and ...

MAST cells

Medical; Herbal medicine

These are a group of cells that line the capillaries of tissues that come in contact with the outside, like skin, sinuses, and lung mucosa. They, like their first cousin basophils, are produced in ...