Herbal medicine

Herbal medicine

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

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Mucopurulent

Medical; Herbal medicine

A discharge of mixed mucus and pus, usually from congested and moderately infected membranes.

Mucous membranes (mucosa)

Medical; Herbal medicine

The mucus-secreting skin that lines (and protects against the environment) all openings, cavities or entrances into the body, such as the intestinal tract, lungs, urinary tract, sinuses, vagina, etc.

A form of colitis that is less inflammatory and closer in nature, if not identical with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, with cramps, intestinal guarding followed by soft or hard stools and various amounts ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS)

Medical; Herbal medicine

A chronic, usually progressive disease of the central nervous system, with the gradual patchy disorganisation of the protective myelin cells. It is almost certainly an auto-immune disorder, although ...

Mumps

Medical; Herbal medicine

An acute infectious disease, caused by a paramyxovirus, and most common in children. Although it usually infects the parotid glands, and is often only a mild condition, it CAN spread to the testes or ...

Gout

Medical; Herbal medicine

A disease that causes episodes of acute arthritis and inflammatory swelling in one or more joints. Gout usually starts in a well-used, oft traumatised joint like the right big toe or knee, and ...

Gram-positive/negative

Medical; Herbal medicine

Gram's Method is a staining procedure that separates bacteria into those that stain (positive) and those that don't (negative). Gram-positive bugs cause such lovely things as scarlet fever, tetanus, ...