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18 Cards in this Set
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Allopathy |
Treat symptoms of diseases primarily through prescription drugs |
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Ayurvedic medicine |
Combines natural therapies with highly personalized holistic approaches to treatment of disease |
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Homeopathy |
Based on theory like cures like Consist of remedies of diluted substances from plants, minerals, and animals |
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Naturopathy (healthcare systems) |
Treats health conditions based on what is believed to be the body's innate ability to heal
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Tribal medicine (healthcare systems) |
Incorporates various methods of botanical and animal medicines as well as specific ceremonial rituals of a culture to cure a disease |
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Chinese Medicine (healthcare systems) |
Addresses how illnesses manifest itself in patients and treats the patient, not the ailment or disease |
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Aromatherapy (approaches) |
Uses essential oils extracted from medicinal plants to treat various health conditions. Oils are generally diluted, then used topically, internally, or to stem olfactory senses |
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Flower Essences (approaches) |
Used internally or topically to balance emotional states |
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Herbal Medicine |
Uses plant or plant-derived preparations to treat, prevent, or cure health conditions and ailments. |
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Pharmacognosy |
Study of natural products used as drugs or for the preparation of drugs. pharmakon- drug gnosis- knowledge |
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Phytochemical's |
Chemical cmpnds or chem constituents formed in the plant's normal metabolic processes |
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Phytomedicinals |
Medicinal substances that originate from plants including certain phytochemical as well as whole plants or herbal preps |
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Phytoestrogens |
Phytochemical with some influence on the estrogenic activity or hormonal system in humans |
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Decoction |
Made from boiling plant material in water Used therapeutically Nat dyes are often made this way |
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Infusion |
Made by pouring boiling or cold water over plant material May be used therapeutically |
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Tincture |
Made by soaking herbs in a dark place in glycerine, alcohol, or vinegar for 2-6 weeks |
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Essential Oils |
Aromatic volatile oils extracted from the leaves, flowers, seems , flowers, and any other part of the plant. |
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Percolation |
A process to extract the soluble constituents of a plant with the assistance of gravity |
