Category: D

A leaf blade that is cut into many small sections, such as a carrot leaf, or yarrow leaf.  

Theory that the appearance of a plant reveals its medicinal properties. Old concept of traditional medicine assuming that the form or colour of a plant could indicate its medicinal application. An outdated and antiquated belief that the therapeutic properties of a plant can be deduced from its imagined physical resemblance to healthy or diseased organs.…

Tree medicine isn’t simply harvested and worked like a biomedicine: it has a recognized metaphysical and spiritual content. As such divination plays a role in what medicine to use, how much, and for which individual. Problems can be addressed by a skilled diviner; thus it is its own healing modality in African holistic medicine. The…

Agents that aid in digestion of food in the body. An agent that promotes digestion. Agent that promotes or aids the digestion of food. Aids in all parts of the digestive process. A bitter is a kind of digestive aid.  

An abnormality in an otherwise normal rhythmic pattern. An abnormal cardiac rhythm. Disturbance in rhythm. An unusual rhythm, either in speaking or in electrical impulses in the brain. Irregular heart rhythm, rate, or sequence of cardiac activation.  

Difficult and painful menstruation. Abnormal or painful menstruation. Pain experienced at menstruation. Menstrual pain or discomfort, occurring either during or right before a menstrual period. Primary dysmenorrhoea is a prevalent condition among adolescent girls and young women. Typically, it emerges two to three years after the onset of menstruation, yet frequently subsides after the age…

Thirst.  

The dried leaf of Digitalis purpurea; used as a tonic for the heart. Antiarrhythmic and cardiotonic drug that increases the force of myocardial contraction and increases cardiac output by increasing the contractility of cardiac muscle. A drug used to stimulate contractions of the heart is prescribed for certain forms of heart failure, such as congestive…