Herbal medicine

Herbal medicine

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

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Hyperthyroid

Medical; Herbal medicine

Elevated thyroid levels, either functional and constitutional in nature or the more profound state of thyrotoxicosis and overt disease

Hyperuricemia

Medical; Herbal medicine

Having elevated blood uric acid, either from high consumption of organ meat or spirulina. See URIC ACID.

Hypochondrium

Medical; Herbal medicine

The regions of the belly below the ribcage and to the sides, as in left or right hypochondrium.

Hypoglycemia

Medical; Herbal medicine

Low blood sugar. It can be an actual clinical condition (rather rare), but the term is usually applied to LABILE blood sugar, where the highs are socially acceptable, if zappy, but the lows cause ...

Hypotension

Medical; Herbal medicine

Low blood pressure. Not always a bad thing unless you need 11 hours of sleep or faint if you stand too quickly.

dysuria

Medical; Herbal medicine

Painful urination.

worm grass

Medical; Herbal medicine

Known in Tibet as "summer-grass winter-worm," the worm grass is a plant and worm hybrid that lives on mountain slopes more than 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) above sea level. It is formed when a ...