Herbal medicine

Herbal medicine

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

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Phospholipids

Medical; Herbal medicine

Fats containing phosphorous, and, along with cholesterol, the primary constituents of cell membranes.

Photosensitive

Medical; Herbal medicine

Reacting poorly to sunlight, either by skin reactivity or by forming abnormal sunlight-mediated serum metabolites

Phytosterols

Medical; Herbal medicine

Plant lipids, with little other than dietary value, but often excitedly referred to as "Hormone Precursors" with incorrect but well-meaning pseudoscience. See: STEROIDS, PLANT

Phytotherapy

Medical; Herbal medicine

Botanical or herbal medicine, often with a heavy emphasis on studies and monographs and their medical implications (with virtually none from North America), and with a philosophy of "little drug" ...

Pilocarpine

Medical; Herbal medicine

A plant alkaloid and the primary bioactive substance reducible from Pilocarpus spp. (Jaborandi leaves). It is an almost pure parasympathomimetic (cholinergic), inducing lowered blood pressure and ...