Herbal medicine

Herbal medicine

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

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Herbal medicine

A fatty substance produced predominantly by the liver, and necessary for building cell membranes, insulating the CNS, covering fats for blood transport, forming bile acids, oiling the skin and making ...

cholinergic

Medical; Herbal medicine

Pertaining to functions primarily controlled by the parasympathetic nervous system. See PARASYMPATHETIC

chorea

Medical; Herbal medicine

A neuromuscular condition, with twitching and spastic muscle control.

chorea, sydenham's

Medical; Herbal medicine

A disease or syndrome of children, usually following or companion to rheumatic fever, and having involuntary movements, anxiety and impaired memory. It usually clears up in two or three months.

chronic

Medical; Herbal medicine

A disease or imbalance of long, slow duration, showing little overall change and characterized by periods of remission interspersed with acute episodes. The opposite of acute.

chronic fatigue syndrome (cfs)

Medical; Herbal medicine

is a recently designated semi-disease, often attributed to EBV (the Epstein-Barr virus) or CMV (Cytomegalovirus) infections, characterized by FUOs (Fevers of Unknown Origin) and resulting in the ...

chylomicrons

Medical; Herbal medicine

These are organized blobs of fats, synthesized in the submucosa of the small intestine out of dietary fats, phospholipids, specialized proteins and cholesterol, carried out of the intestinal tract by ...