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U6d Alternative med
Alternative medicine and treatment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| natural remedies | treatments that are made using things from nature |
| import | bring goods into a country from another country |
| inhale | breathe in |
| effective | working well |
| stuffy | (of the nose)blocked making it difficult to breathe |
| sink | a fixed container in a kitchen used for washing dishes |
| bowel | a round container without a lid |
| drop | a very small amount of a liquid |
| place | to put something in a certain place |
| towel | a soft cloth used to dry the body after a bath or shower |
| lean | to bend your body in a certain direction |
| breathe | move air into and out of your lungs |
| herbal | (of plants) used for medicine, food, flavoring, etc. |
| tincture | a medicine made from a plant extract mixed with alcohol |
| backache | the condition of having pain in the back |
| dirt | small pieces of mud, soil, etc. |
| wound | a deep cut in the skin |
| heal | (of a wound) to get better |
| petal | each of the coloured parts that make up a flower |
| rinse | wash quickly with clean water |
| jar | a roun glass container with a lid |
| cider vinegar | a liquid from sour apple juice |
| preserve | keep sth in the same state for a long time |
| mixture | a substance of two or more things mixed together |
| pour | to cause a liquid to flow from one place to another |
| liquid | a fluid, not a solid or a gas |
| spice | a powder from parts of plants used to give flavour to food |
| health benefit | a quality that a food or drink has which is good for the health |
| treatment | the use of medicines or therapies to make a medical condition go away |
| minor | not serious |
| soften | make sth softer |
| rough | (of skin) dry and hard |
| ground cinnamon | a spice made from the bark of a tree which has been made into a powder |