Category: C

Relating to a capsule.    

Bearing tendrils.  

Diminutive of capitate.  

Capable of producing hydrocyanic acid (HCN).  

Local allergic reaction provoked by skin contact with chemical substances that act as antigens or haptens. An inflammation of the skin that results from contact with material to which a person is allergic. Inflammation of the skin caused by touch, e.g. by touching some types of plant, soap or chemical. Contact dermatitis is an inflammation…

A drug that stimulates the flow of bile by the liver.  

Affected by a larval parasitic trematode worm.  

Review is a systematic review that attempts to appraise all the empirical (largely clinical) evidence that meets eligible criteria, of a plant’s or drug’s efficacy.  

A thin structure in the center of the brain that sends information to and from many regions of the cortex and has, among other parts of the brain, been implicated in conscious awareness. Claustra, anatomical part that serves as a barrier, especially a particular gray matter layer in the brain claustral. A thin vertical layer…

The body’s endogenous (inbuilt) cannabinoids such as anandamide are found in the brain as well as other parts of the body and are involved in pain and pleasure as well as immune and other functions. In cannabis, CBD (cannabidiol) is sedative, whereas THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is mind altering. Active chemical components in cannabis that plug into…