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| When a supplement is considered unsafe. |
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| Nutrients that work alone or in a group to destroy disease-causing free-radicals. |
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| Involves the ue of essential oils from flowers, herbs, and trees to promote health and well-being. |
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| Evolved out of India over 5,000 years ago as a medical system that promotes longevity through knowledge of natural rhythm. It includes diet and herbal remedies and emphasizes the use of body, mind, and spirit in disease prevention and treatment. |
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| Two part name to identify a plant. 1st part- genus, 2nd part- species. |
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| Plants that are used for medicinal purposes. When a herb is used medicinally it is called this. |
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| Botanical Safety Handbook |
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| Safety data on 600 popular herbs sold in the United States developed by the American Herbal Products Association. Herbs recieve a I,II,III, or IV classification. |
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| An alternative medical system. It focuses on the relationship between bodily structure and function, and how that relationship affects the preservation and restorations of health. They use manipulative therapy as an integral treatment tool. |
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| Before it is dried and processed. |
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| A preparation created by adding cold water to chopped plant material, bringing it to a boil, then simmering before cooling and straining. Dosage guidelines are necessary. |
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| A product taken by mouth that contains a "dietary ingredient" intended to supplement the diet. May include vitamins, minerals, herbs, or other botanicals, amino acids, and substances such as enzymes, organ tissues, and metabolites. Come in many forms, including extracts, concentrates, tablets, capsules, gelcaps, liquids, and powders. They have special requirements for labeling. Under DSHEA they are considered foods, not drugs. |
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| A preparation created by evaporating all the liquid solvent from liquid extract. The powdered material cna then be processed into tablets, capsules, or lozenges. |
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| Scientific discipline that explores the pharmacological basis of traditional medicines, intoxicants, and poisons. |
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| Concentrated preparation of liquid or dry consistency made from dried plant material. |
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| A German governmental body similar to the FDA in the US. Established in 1978 by the German Federal Health Agency. |
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| German Commission E Monographs |
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| Therapeutic monographs on phytomedicines developed in Germany by an expert commission of health care professionals. |
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| A plant, plant part, or extract thereof used for flavor, fragrance, or medicinal purposes. |
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| A publication of 550 herbs commonly sold in the US developed by the American herbal Products Association in 1992. Established a uniform common nomenclature for names used on herbal products. New edition developed in 1998 with 1600 herbs. |
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| Products deried from plant parts that elicit a pharmacologic effect. |
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| Treatments that emphasize the healing force of nature and the body's ability to self-heal. |
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| Treatments the emphasize the healing force of nature and body's ability to self-heal. |
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| A preparation created by pouring cold water to chopped plant material, bringing it to a boil and staining after steeping. Dosage guidelines are necessary. |
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| A preparation created by dissolving dried extract in alcohol or water or by soaking or percolating dried plant material with solvent and evaporating it to produce a specified ratio of dry matter to solvent. Usually the solvent is evaporated to produce a ratio of 1:1 of dry plant material to solvent. |
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| A concept in tradition Chinese medicine relating to channels of energy. |
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| A therapeutic system that uses natural methods of healing; modalities include phytomedicines, nutrition, nutritional supplements, and natural forces. |
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| Products that also possess a pharamacologic effect but are based on nutrients that exceed the boundaries of what are considered herbal medicinals. A food used for its medicinal purposes. |
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| Medicine is a form of conventional medicine that, in part, emphasizes dieases arising in the musculoskeletal system. There is an underlying belief that all of the body's systems work together, and disturbances in one system may affect function elsewhere in the body. Some of these physicians practice manipulation, a full-body system of hands-on techniques to alleviate pain, restore function, and promote health and well-being. |
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| A single isolated chemical constituent of a plant i.e. quinine. |
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| The science of natural drugs and their physical, botanical, and biochemical properties and applications. Sources include plants, animals, or other life forms. |
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| The active chemical components, or constituents, present in a plant that accounts for its medicinal properties. |
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| Plant-based medicines but have been standardized on pharmacologically active constituents. |
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| A science of using plant-based medicines to treat illness. |
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| A Japanese word representing Universal Life Energy. Based on the belief that when spiritual energy is channeled through their practitioner, the patient's spirit is healed, which in turn heals the physical body. |
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| A term in traditional Chinese medicine that means life force energy; the center of the body's functions. |
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| Provides indentification for carious species or substances that might share a common name. |
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| Refers to a marker chemical or active constituent. |
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| A preparation created by adjusting extract to a consistent strength based on biological activity or the presence of certain constituents. Standardization may be done by dilution with inert materials or by mixing several different strengths to achieve desired levels. The herbal medicine is guaranteed to contain a specific amount of a particular active ingredient. |
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| The ratio of plant material to solvent. |
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| Derived from an ancient technique called laying-on of hands. It is based on the premise that it is the healing force of the therapist that affects the patient's recovery; healing is promoted when the body's energies are in balance; and, by passing their hands over the patient, healers can identify energy imbalances. |
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| A preparation created by steeping dried or fresh plant material with a mixture of water, alcohol or vinegar to extract the plant material at room temperature. Often made into strengths with ratios of 1:5 or 1:10 of plant solvent and are not as concentrated as liquid extracts. Frequently contain alcohol. |
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