Glossary

A chemical substance with a sour taste and pungent odour that turns the blue litmus's paper to red and which, in combination with a base, forms a salt. To be acidic, a substance must have a pH between 0 and 7.0.

Leaf with a thin toe.

Presence of proteins in urine.

Dry fruit with a single seed, not adhering to the pericarp.

A term introduced by the German physician Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann, designating the methods of classical drug therapy, using active pharmacodynamic doses to combat causation, pathogenic changes and disease symptoms.

Central nervous system stimulants.

A drug substance that is administered for the pain-reducing or stopping effect.

Active principles that have the property of suppressing or diminishing the sensation of pain.

Active principles that have the property of suppressing or diminishing the sensation of pain.

Affection characterized by pain.

Inflammation of the gall bladder as a result of hepatic lithiasis or infectious diseases.

Severe lack of appetite.

Plant species with hypoglycemic action used as adjuvants in the treatment of diabetes.

Herbal preparations with a high content in Tanin which by their astringent action precipitates proteins in the intestinal content, being used as adjuvants in the treatment of acute inflammatory diseases of the intestine.

Active herbal substances that have the property of attenuating or removing nausea and vomiting by acting through several pharmacodynamic mechanisms.

A class of medicines often used to relieve symptoms of allergies, allergic rhinitis, urticaria, conjunctivitis and insect bites.

Plant species that have the property of reducing inflammation due to the presence of active principles.

An ancient name for some species of plate that were used to combat scorbutus due to non-nutritional nutrition generally lacking in vitamins.

Or antimicrobial. There are numerous plant species that contain either antibiotics or substances of another nature that have the property of destroying the microorganisms found on living animal tissue.

Active herbal substances that diminish or remove smooth muscle contractions from internal organs.

Species that stimulate sexual appetite.

Plant species that due to the active principles they contain they have the property of stimulating salivary secretions by reflex or direct gastric and intestinal secretions.

Therapy by ingestion, body massage or inhalation of essential oils or aromatic essences. aromatherapy is a branch of phytotherapy, treating diseases by plant-derived products.

Medicinal herbs containing volatile oils with specific pharmacodynamic action.

Inflammation or degeneration of the arteries.

Acute, subacute or chronic inflammation of the joints due to trauma or chronic infection.

Fluid accumulation in the abdomen.

Plants with local haemostatic action through the protein precipitation phenomenon.

Affection that is characterized by the deposition of atheromas on the arterial walls of the kidney, brain, heart, and usually associated with arteriosclerosis.

Substances that kill bacteria.

Plant species used as antitussive.

Corolla type consisting of 2 labia.

Gall bladder disorders.

"Under the action of microorganisms in the presence of oxygen, decomposition of an organic chemical component into carbon dioxide, water and mineral salts of the other elements present (mineralization) and the emergence of a new biomass. In the absence of oxygen, decomposition into carbon dioxide, methane, mineral salts and the creation of a new biomass. according to SR EN 13432: 2002.

Plant species that due to the active principles they contain they have the property of stimulating salivary secretions by reflex or direct gastric and intestinal secretions.

More flowers arranged and tied together.

Modified leaves to protect some of the inflorescences.

Physiological or pathological condition characterized by the frequency of heart beats and pulse respectively.

Slow breathing.

The underground strain formed by a disk from which the leaf leaves the deposit role.

External floral wrap, made up of sepals totality.

Dry dehiscent fruit that comes from a pluricarpelar ovary.

Regarding the heart.

Affections that involve concurrently the heart and kidney involvement.

Plant species favoring the elimination of gas from the intestines.

Dry indecisive fruit to which the pericarp adheres to the seed.

Purgatory strong.

Plants or active substances that stimulate secretions of liver cells and implicitly the volume of bile secreted.

Inflorescence consisting of different axes of order and ages.

Tricarboxylic acid present as a colorless powder with a sour taste, slightly soluble in water.

Large intestine diseases.

Diseases of various organs or systems.

Pedicel bearer of conidia.

The second floral cover, made up of the petals.

Bladder inflammation.

Plant species that have the property of increasing sweat.

Plant species or pure active substances that act on the kidney epithelium by increasing the amount of urine eliminated over time.

Functional Digestive Disorders.

Difficulty in evacuating the bladder that occurs following a prostate adenoma, narrowing of the urethra or insufficient bladder muscle contraction.

Liquid accumulation in the intercellular space.

With the stirring tip.

Plant species or pure active substances that act against vomiting.

Plant species that by their active substances relax the tissues and diminish the inflammation.

Emission of involuntary and unconscious urine (generally nocturnal) in a child aged between 2 and 4 years.

Feminine hormones.

Plant species that favor expectoration.

A plant family is a collection of plants, grouped together, which share characteristics. Plants can be categorised by features such as appearance, their fruits, seeds (their size and number and whether they have a barry or capsule), the location of the seed pods, the shape of their flowers and so on, to illustrate their relationship to one another.

Thin, thread-like.

Swallowing air with saliva or with food, resulting in stomach distention, bloating and epigastric gas.

Class of secondary metabolites of the plants, known for their antioxidant properties.

Inflammation of the stomach lining.

Blooming made of flowers arranged very compact.

Gonococcal genital infection.

Long or intermittent pain of parts of the head often accompanied by other symptoms.

That stops haemorrhaging.

Enlargement of the liver, palpably under the right ribs.

A flower that has both stamens and pistil.

A substance secreted by an endocrine gland, released into the bloodstream and intended to act specifically on one or more target organs in order to modify their function.

The lower part of the pulp flower, coming from the welding of two petals.

Long elongated fruit that opens on two lines.

Water retention in tissues.

Excess cholesterol in blood.

Excessive sweating.

Menstrual abundance.

Substances that favor the installation of sleep.

Invasion by microorganisms, localized or generalized, that by multiplication (with or without the secretion of toxins) leads to damage to the organism in question.

Immune response to an infection, irritation or injury.

Aqueous solutions obtained by boiling plants for the purpose of extracting the active principles they contain.

The totality of the germs that normally exists in the intestine.

A group of bracts that surrounds and protects some inflorescences.

Sharpened, spear-shaped.

Milky juice.

Light purgative.

Components of composite leaves that catch on a common shaft.

Accumulation of gas in the intestine leading to abdominal volume growth, present in digestive organic diseases and in functional diseases (only digestive function is impaired).

Inflammation of the uterus.

Uterine bleeding between menstrual periods.

Natural emission of urine by evacuation through the bladder.

Fruit with many seeds.

All the filaments of a mushroom.

Necrosis of a region of the myocardium (the heart muscle) as a result of a sudden obstruction of a coronary artery.

General anesthetic.

Formation that secretes nectar.

Inflammation of the kidney.

Feelings of fear or intense anxiety, suddenly occurring, causing acceleration of heart rate, rapid and short breathing, loss of control.

Composed inflorescence, consisting of a spoonful of spicules.

Affection manifested by pain in the region of the heart or retrosternal that radiates in the left arm and that usually is accompanied by fear.

Cylindrical portion of flower or fruit support.

Who lives and carries for many years, having a persistent root from which a new strain develops every spring.

The ensemble of tissues that make up the wall of the fruit.

Book that describdrugs, chemicals, and medicinal preparations.

Excessive sensitivity to light.

A science-based medical practice and thus is distinguished from other, more traditional approaches, such as medical herbalism, which relies on an empirical appreciation of medicinal herbs and which is often linked to traditional knowledge.

A small organ in the form of a pea, located at the base of the brain, near the base of the nasal bridge.

Cylindrical underground stem.

Yellowish-white substance, mostly made of lipids (predominantly triglyceride type). Sebum lubricates the skin, protects it from humidity and dryness, maintains its suppleness and participates in the protection against microbes (bacteria and microscopic fungi).

Liquid or solid products resulting from glandular cell activity.

The base part of the leaf that catches the stem.

Agent that destroys or expels parasitic worms.

Substance that evaporates slightly at ordinary temperatures; volatilizable.