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10 Cards in this Set
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Herb to a botanist means
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unwooded plant
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Herb to a herbalist means
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plant to make medicinal preparation
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Oldest form of medicine
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Herbal medicine
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Primary healthcare herbal use
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80% population
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Galenical preparation
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Holistic preparation of plant with actives and non-actives present
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Usual toxicity symptom of herbs
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Diarrhoea and/or vomiting
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Salix alba
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Aspirin
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Original name of Aspirin
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Spiraea ulmaria
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Side effects of Aspirin (salicylic acid)`
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gastro bleeding, blood thinning
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3 herbs no longer used in herbal medicine but made into medicine
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Digitalis purpurea – foxglove – heart conditions
Colchicum roseus – crocus – gout Catharanthus roseus – periwinkle – treats cancers |
