Herbal medicine

Herbal medicine

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

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epstein-barr virus

Medical; Herbal medicine

A large, ubiquitous, and normally benign, herpes-like virus with both DNA and capsid. It is sometimes implicated in mononucleosis and at least two types of lymphomas. Recently it has been become ...

esophagus

Medical; Herbal medicine

The dense, muscular tube, 9 to 10 inches long, that extends from the back of the throat (pharynx) to the stomach.

exogenous

Medical; Herbal medicine

Arising from the outside; the opposite of endogenous

expectorant

Medical; Herbal medicine

A substance that stimulates the outflow of mucus from the lungs and bronchial mucosa.

extrasystoles

Medical; Herbal medicine

A premature contraction of the heart. It can be caused by nervousness, indigestion, a tired and enlarged heart - anything up to overt organic heart disease.

The feral and congested fluids built up in a bruise or infection. Unlike a transudate, which is merely edema from lymphatic congestion, exudates contain dead cells, erythrocytes, white blood cells ...