Category: G
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Ginseng
A Chinese and North American plant with an aromatic root. Ginseng also known as Panax quinquefolius. An herb whose root is believed to boost energy and is used in traditional Chinese medicine. Available at health food stores and some pharmacies. American ginseng is a slow-growing perennial herb found wild in cool and shady hardwood forests…
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Gingko
The oldest family of trees in existence.
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Ghee
Clarified butter made by straining the milk solids from melted butter. Clarified butter, made from unsalted butter that has been gently cooked and the milk solids removed. To make ghee take 500g unsalted butter and simmer on a low heat for 20–30 minutes until the liquid is clear. A foam will rise to the top…
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Gargle
A fluid used as throat wash. A liquid preparation that is used to wash and freshen the mouth and is usually not meant to be swallowed. A mildly antiseptic solution used to clean the mouth. Gargling is a process by which various substances in solution are brought into contact with the throat without being swallowed.…
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Galenical preparations
Preparations of herbal drugs, such as tinctures, lotions, extracts, etc. (often interpreted as referring to non-surgical medicine).
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Gymnospermous
Naked-seeded.
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Guttate
Spotted as if by colored drops. Describing lesions in the skin that are shaped like drops. Resembling a drop, said of certain cutaneous lesions.
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Gemmation
Cell reproduction by budding. Budlike processes or daughter cells, each containing chromatin, separate from the mother cell from which the bud is projected.
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Gonorrhea
A venereal disease that causes inflammation of the mucous membranes of the urethra and adjacent cavities. A sexually transmitted disease that produces a greenish yellow urethral or vaginal discharge. A sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is characterized by symptoms that explicitly manifest in the male, but may be asymptomatic in the female. The first symptoms…
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Genito-urinary
Relating to the genital and the urinary organs or functions.