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Generals
In homeopathy, symptoms relating to the whole person that can be expresse “I am…”; compare Particulars.
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Galactagogue
Agent that increases secretion of milk. Increases the flow of a mother’s milk. A substance which stimulates the production of milk. Agent that promotes the flow of milk. Herbs that can help a mother to produce a good supply of milk when breastfeeding. A substance that stimulates the production of milk. This is a substance…
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Fever
Elevation of body temperature above normal 36.8º (98.4º F). A high body temperature, above the normal 98.6°F (37°C). Most infectious illnesses cause fever, which is a sign that the body’s temperature-regulating mechanism has been affected by the infection. An elevation of body temperature above normal. Normal human body temperature is designated as 98.6° F or…
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Engorgement
Congestion of a part of the tissues, or fullness (as in the breasts). Vascular congestion. The excessive filling of a vessel, usually with blood. Engorgement refers to the overfilling of the breasts with milk, which commonly occurs a few days after childbirth when the milk supply comes in rapidly and forcefully. This condition leads to…
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Discharge
An excretion or substance evacuated from the body. The secretion of liquid from an opening. The process of sending a patient away from a hospital because the treatment has ended. The formal release of a patient from a physician’s care or from a hospital (in Canada, a hospital discharge is called a “separation”). Sometimes called…
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Decongestive
An agent for the relief or reduction of congestion.
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Decimal Scale
In homeopathy, the scale that measures the potency of remedies in tenths. One drop of mallow tincture is mixed with nine drops of water on alcohol to make a remedy of 1x potency. This remedy is then diluted with a further nine drops of water on alcohol to make a remedy of 2x potency. The…
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Concrete
A concentrate waxy solid, or semi-solid perfume maternal prepared from previously live plant matter usually using a hydrocarbon type of solvent. A highly odoriferous, solid, waxy substance extracted from aromatic plant material by means of hydrocarbon-type solvents. The extraction process may continue in order to obtain an absolute.
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Centesimal scale
In homeopathy the scale that measures the potency of remedies in hundredths one drop of mother tincture is mixed with ninety-nine drops water or alcohol to make a remedy of 1c potency. This remedy is then diluted with a further ninety-nine drops of water or alcohol to make a remedy of 2c potency. The sequence is…
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Candida
Candida albicans fungus affecting the mucous membranes and skin; causes thrush. A yeast-like fungus that may infect the vagina or throat. A type of fungus which causes mycosis. Yeast like fungus that may infect the mouth (as in thrush), skin (as in diaper rash), intestines, or vagina. Rarely, invasion of the bloodstream may occur. Treatment…
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