Herbal medicine

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.

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 ...