Category: R
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In homeopathy the collection of symptoms that characterize a remedy.
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Regulator
Agent that helps balance and regulates the functions of the body. A device for adjusting or controlling the rate of flow or administration of gases (e.g., oxygen) or fluids (including blood).
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Rectification
The process of redistillation applied to essential oils to rid them of certain constituents. The process of refining or purifying a substance. Rectification is the term used to describe the process of converting alternating current (AC) into direct current (DC). This conversion can be achieved by eliminating the reverse voltage of the AC or by…
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Rupturewort (Herniaria glabra)
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Restharrow (Ononis spinosa)
Good diuretic lacking usual harmful sideeffects. Effective for dropsy, rheumatism, gout, and bladder and kidney disorders.
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Rauwolfia (Rauvolfia serpentina)
Famous tranquillizer plant of India, where for 3,000 years it has been used to treat mental illness. Long ignored by the West until the 1950s. Today highly valued in medicine for its powerful hypnotic and sedative properties. Indian snakeroot shrub from which is derived reserpine, the first major tranquilizer used as an antipsychotic drug. A…
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Ramsons (Allium ursinum)
Strong garlic odour and flavour. Whole plant, collected in summer and autumn, is used fresh like garlic in salads. Helpful for arteriosclerosis, lack of appetite and diarrhea.
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Red clover
Many herbalists assert that red clover flowers taken as an infusion help prevent and even cure cancer. Red clover is also used to treat bronchial troubles, whooping cough, gastric troubles and ulcers. Red clover also known as Trifolium pratense.
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Reflexology
An ancient therapy using foot massage, in which the soles of the feet mirror the rest of the body and pressure is applied to specific points that correspond to other body parts and organs. A treatment to relieve tension by massaging the soles of the feet and thereby stimulating the nerves and increasing the blood…
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Rhinoviruses
One of the main groups of viruses that causes colds. A virus responsible for one form of the common cold. A large group of viruses; to date around 80 distinct rhinoviruses have been identified. Their practical importance is that some of them are responsible for around one-quarter of the cases of the common cold.