Category: H

Central mass of xylem become hard as a result of tylosis and no longer support water conduction and help in mechanical support only.  

Over-secretion of fluids by a gland. It may occur from irritation, infection, or allergy, as in the nasal drooling in a head cold or hay fever, or, as in gastric hypersecretion, from a functional imbalance in the chemical and neurologic stimulus of the stomach lining. Excessive discharge refers to the surplus production of gastric acid…

Almost two centuries old, it is a system of medicine in which the treatment of disease (symptom pictures) depends on the administration of minute doses (attenuations) of substances that would, in larger doses, produce the same symptoms as the disease being treated. Homeopaths don’t like that “disease” word, preferring to match symptoms, not diagnostic labels.…

The belief that disease cab be cured by minute amounts of certain herbally derived drugs which in a healthy person produce symptoms similar to those exhibited by the patient.  

A fine net for straining herbal brews.  

A spiced wine beverage. Metheglin is a medieval drink made with honey, herbs, and spices. It was commonly made by mixing honey with soured wine and then adding various herbs and spices to flavor it. The mixture was then fermented to produce an alcoholic beverage. Metheglin was a popular drink in medieval times and was…

A medieval herb garden.  

A person who grows or sells herbs.  

The study of herbs as performed by an herbalist.  

A book herb lore. Early botanical works of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. They described many of the plants known at the time, with special attention to their medicinal and other uses. Some contained attempts at classification. Referring to plants which are used as medicines. Botanical (plant-derived) substances used for preventive or therapeutic purposes. They…