Category: J
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Janimine
A commercial preparation of imipramine.
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James-lange theory of emotions
The hypothesis that the subjective experience of emotion is the awareness of one’s own bodily reactions in the presence of certain arousing stimuli.
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Jatharagni
The digestive fire which lives in the stomach and duodenum. It transforms food into food essence (dhara rasa).
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Jaggery
An unrefined sugar made from the juice of crushed sugarcane stalks. A coarse, dark sugar produced in East India from the sap of the coconut palm. Palm sugar, a type of brown sugar, is derived from the sap of palm trees. It is a popular sweetener in many parts of the world. Additionally, brown cane…
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Joe-Pye Weed
Tall, graceful native of eastern United States. Leaves vanilla-scented when crushed; flowers rosy-purple. Indians and pioneers used it to induce sweating to break fevers. Valuable remedy for kidney problems. Joe-Pye Weed also known as Eupatorium purpureum.
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Jacob’s Ladder
Leaflets are assembled in ladder form. Showy bright blue flowers. Remedy for nervous complaints, headaches and palpitations of the heart. Jacob’s Ladder also known as Polemonium caeruleum.
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Jojoba
A shrub whose seeds are cultivated for their moisturizing oil, which can be used in perfume and cosmetics. Available at health food stores.
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Juniper
Evergreen tree or shrub that has purple berries. Juniper also known as Juniperus communis. A plant whose berries work medicinally as antiseptics or diuretics. Available at health food stores. Well-known evergreen shrub. Berries stimulate appetite, digestion and other bodily functions.
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Jojoba Oil
Oil extracted from the jojoba bean that is rich in vitamin E.
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Job’s Tears
The seeds of a tall tropical plant that are enveloped in a very hard, pearly white, oval casing.