Herbal medicine

Herbal medicine

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

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Sciatica

Medical; Herbal medicine

This is neuralgia of the sciatic nerve. These are the two largest nerves in the body, composed of the tibial and common perineal nerves, bound together and containing elements of the lowest two ...

Sebaceous gland

Medical; Herbal medicine

Oil secreting glands, mostly clustered around hair follicles. The oil, sebum, is released into the oil glands from the disintegrated cytoplasm of shedding holocrine cells that line the alveolar ...

Seborrhea

Medical; Herbal medicine

A disorder of the sebaceous glands, with changes in the amount and quality of the oils secreted. Although it can occur in any part of the body, seborrhea of the scalp (dandruff) is most common.

These are a couple of spongy glands, l.5 to 2 inches long, that secrete high-sugar, acidic, and thick, ropy colloid into the ductus deferens (containing sperm from the testes) during ejaculation. The ...

Sensors

Medical; Herbal medicine

Cells or tissues that monitor the internal and external environment, either neurologically or chemically, and can initiate compensatory action or communicate to other parts that can react.

Sepsis

Medical; Herbal medicine

Like septicemia, an infection that has moved deeply into the body, involving the subcutaneous or submucosal layers, connective tissue, lymph system ... or blood

Septicemia

Medical; Herbal medicine

The presence of pathogenic bacteria or other microbes in the blood stream...a serious business, since most defences are focused outside the bloodstream and the infection has bypassed them either due ...