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chapter 30 herbs
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alternative Medicine | Visits to chiropractor, homeopathic doctor, or other practitioner followed by specific treatments |
| Ayurveda | A Holisitc traditional medical system originating in India that emphasizes the disease prevention |
| Biofeedback | Use of electronic monitoring of an automatic bodily function to train someone to acquire voluntary control of that function |
| Chiropractic Medicine | Manual manipulation of the joints and muscles |
| Complementary Medicine | Any range in medical therapies that fall beyond the scope of Western medicine (complementary to traditional medicine) |
| Diagnosis | A physician's recognition of a condition or disease based on its outward signs and symptoms... |
| Herb | any plant that is valued for aromatic medicinal flavorful or other properties |
| Homeopath | a practitioner of homeopathy |
| Homeopathy | therapeutic belief that dilutions of medical substances that cause a specific symptom can treat an illness that yields the same symptoms |
| Prophylaxis | treatment or measure to prevent diseases |
| Synthetic medicine | A medication made in a laboratory from chemical process |
| Traditional Chinese Medicine | Complementary and alternative medicine whole medical system that includes a range of traditional medicine practices originating in China |
| BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| Ginkgo biloba | living fossil |
| Soy | Milk substitute |
| HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
| CAM | complementary and alternative medicine |
| pharmacognosy | study of medicinal compounds derived from natural products |
| Ethnobotany | the study of how plants are used by indigenous cultures |
| HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
| tyramine | a naturally occurring amino acid and trace amine that helps regulate blood pressure and is found in the body, plants, and animals |
| black cohosh | may treat menopausal symptoms ,hot flashes, |
| blue cohosh | stimulating the Uterus and starting labor and menestration |
| white cohosh | female disorders |
| cold infusion | a method for making a tisane using room temperature water rather than hot. |
| hot infusion | gently heating the oil and plant material |
| GMPs | good manufacturing practices |
| St john's wort treats ? | menopausal Symptoms |
| Ginkgo Biloba is used for | anxiety |
| infusion | the process of steeping plants or fruits in hot water |
| brew | to make a hot drink by pouring boiling water over tea leaves |
| decoctions | the liquor resulting from concentrating the essence of a substance by heating or boiling, especially a medicinal preparation made from a plant. |
| cold infusion | involves no applied heat and is best for temperature sensitive plants. |
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