Herbal medicine

Herbal medicine

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

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Herbal medicine

Intestinal Juice. These are enzyme-rich secretions produced by the lining of the upper small intestines. Apparently the enzymes produced compensate for any pancreatic enzymes that are deficient for ...

Sympathetic

Medical; Herbal medicine

A division of the autonomic or involuntary nervous system that works in general opposition to the parasympathetic division (q.v.). Many of the sympathetic functions are local, specific, and involve ...

Sympathomimetic

Medical; Herbal medicine

A substance that mimics at least part of adrenalin or catecholamine responses. The term is a little biassed towards the minority of sympathetic functions that are adrenergic. A better name might be ...

Systolic

Medical; Herbal medicine

The measurement of arterial blood pressure at the point of heart contraction (greatest pressure); the higher of the two BP numbers, with diastolic (q.v.) being the lower.

Jaundice

Medical; Herbal medicine

The presence of bilirubin deposits in the skin, whites of the eyes and mucosa. Bilirubin, the unrecyclable waste products of hemoglobin, are normally excreted in the bile, get carried down the ...

Klebsiella

Medical; Herbal medicine

A bacteria genus of the Enterobacteriaceae. K. pneumoniae is implicated in much pneumonia, particularly when it is a secondary infection following a simple chest cold.

Lacteals

Medical; Herbal medicine

Specialised lymph formations found in the small intestine mucosa. Together with enzymatic activities in the submucosa, they collect digested fats into stable transport bubbles called chylomicrons, ...