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Herbal medicine
Herbal medicine is the study and use of plants for medicinal purposes.
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isotonic
Medical; Herbal medicine
Having the same salinity as body fluids. You can make a quart of water isotonic by adding a slightly rounded measuring teaspoon of table salt to a quart of water.
distention
Medical; Herbal medicine
An excess expansion of a tissue or organ, either from inflammation, injury or, as in the Bean Syndrome, gas.
diuretic
Medical; Herbal medicine
A substance that increases the flow of urine, either by increasing permeability of the kidneys' nephrons, increasing blood supply into the nephrons, or increasing the blood into each kidney by renal ...
diverticulosis
Medical; Herbal medicine
Having congenital pouches of the type found in many organs, particularly the colon, that are benign, but, being little cul-de-sacs, are likely to become inflamed from time to time. Diverticulitis is ...
duodenum
Medical; Herbal medicine
This is the beginning of the small intestines, and it empties the stomach. It is 9 or 10 inches long, holds about the same amount of food as the digestive antrum or bottom of the stomach, and, ...
dural headaches
Medical; Herbal medicine
The most common type, resulting from autotoxicity or an excess of blood metabolites, such as from liver dysfunction or hangovers.
dyscrasia
Medical; Herbal medicine
Presently a term referring to inadequate synthesis of blood proteins by the liver, especially clotting factors. Formerly the term described an improper balance between blood and lymph in an organ or ...