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Ankylostomiasis
A hookworm disease, common in tropical countries.
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Angina disease
Angina Disease of the heart signaled by acute constricting pains in the chest.
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Amblyopia
Impaired vision. Unilateral reduction in visual acuity, in which there is no apparent pathologic condition of the eye. Reduced vision in an eye without a detectable organic lesion. “Lazy eye,” the most frequent cause of visual impairment in preschool children. A lack of normal vision without a structural cause. A common example is squint and…
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Aggregate
Fruit formed from the many separate dry or fleshy fruits of a single flower, as in the raspberry. Individuals, families, and other subgroupings of people who are associated because of singular social, personal, or health care needs; a group or population. Total substances making up a mass.
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Achene seed
Achene seed and pericarp attached only at the funiculus, the seed usually tightly enclosed by the fruit wall.
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Tricyclic
Tricyclic antidepressant. A drug or chemical that inhibits the enzyme MAO, which in turn prevents the breakdown of the amine neurotransmitters (dopamine, serotonin, and noradrenaline) to boost mood. Refers to a group of chemicals used in treating depression.
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Tablet
Plant medicines in tablet form can be more concentrated and are often extracted using other methods (such as other solvents or CO2 extraction) and can contain other ingredients such as stabilizers, vitamins and other active plants. Take as instructed. A small, solid dosage form of medication. Most tablets are intended to be swallowed whole, but…
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Standardization
A plant medicine that has been prepared to ensure a more uniform product (and also confirms its identity and purity) for testing in clinical trials or for commercial production. This means the product contains a fixed amount of the known active ingredients for a specific disorder. Since chemicals in plants naturally vary, this is more…
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Rapid eye movement
REM occurs after around 90 minutes of sleep with further stages of longer duration occurring as sleep progresses. It is the most active stage of sleep in which vivid dreams occur most intensely. Period of sleep characterized by rapid eye muscle contractions, detectable by electrodes placed over the skin near the eyes, during which dreaming…
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Polypharmacology
Polypharmacology can refer to a single chemical or drug having multiple actions but is more commonly used to describe a plant (or drug combination) when one or more of its constituent bioactive chemicals has more than one action. The study of drugs or medicines, and their actions, properties and characteristics.
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