Category: E

A medicine or purgative that empties an organ, especially the bowel. A medicine which makes a person have a bowel movement. A drug that stimulates the bowels to move. A laxative. The act of evacuating an organ; a laxative that facilitates bowel emptying.  

The effect of female steroidal hormones in promoting ovulation and secondary sexual characteristics.  

A chronic contagious dermatitis caused by an actinomycete and affecting warm moist areas. A persistent bacterial skin infection occurring in a fold in the skin or where two skin surfaces touch, such as between the toes. It is caused by Corynebacterium. A chronic skin infection due to Corynebacterium minutissimum, occurring in such areas as the…

An infant disease resulting in diarrhea, pale stools, and sour vomit, attributed to diet of mother during pregnancy. A culture-based syndrome of gastrointestinal distress in infants and children ascribed to intestinal blockage, whose symptoms may include bloating, diarrhea, vomiting, and lethargy. In some Latin American cultures, empacho is treated by a folk practitioner, who may…

Oils are the highly concentrated aromatic portion of a plant and like dried plant material can contain more than one bioactive ingredient with diverse effects from antimicrobial, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory to clinically calming, stimulating or antidepressant. Always source a pure essential oil from a reputable company because oils can be adulterated with other cheaper oils…

Protruding beyond a particular point, such as a stamen that is longer than a petal. protruding out of; said of stamens and pistils when surpassing the floral envelope.  

A premature contraction of the heart. It can be caused by nervousness, indigestion, a tired and enlarged heart-anything up to an overt organic heart disease. An extra heart beat, systole. Premature contraction of the heart. Premature contraction of the heart; depending on the site of origin and the clinical picture, may be a normal variant…

A solution, often comprising a mixture of water and alcohol, obtained from herbs either by decoction or distillation. 1 ounce essential oil dissolved in 1 pint alcohol. The integral part of a plant. Its life-force, as used in flower remedies, herbalism and aromatherapy. That without which the thing being described would not exist. Its intrinsic and…

A perfumery term referring to the production of perfume by soaking flower petals in oil or alcohol.  

Capacity to induce vomiting, as in some forms of chemotherapy.