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A substance that alleviates the spasms of asthma.  

A substance that counteracts irregular heart beat.  

A philosophy that links health to internal life force and energy. A philosophy connecting health with an internal life force and energy.  

A bitter substance that stimulates the secretion of digestive juices. A bitter compound that promotes the release of digestive juices.  

A medicine system using substances that cause an effect different to those caused by the condition under treatment. The treatment of a condition using drugs which produce opposite symptoms to those of the condition. System of medicine that aims to produce (e.g., through drugs, compresses) a condition opposite to or antagonistic to that affecting the…

Reactive secondary metabolites can form covalent bonds with DNA and proteins. A chemical process in which an alkyl radical replaces a hydrogen atom. Reactive secondary metabolites are capable of forming covalent bonds with DNA and proteins.  

Soluble fraction of plant material obtained after extraction with ethanol. The soluble part of plant matter that is derived following extraction with ethanol.  

The non-sugar part of a glycoside (after removal of the sugar part). The component of a glycoside that remains after the sugar part has been removed, known as the non-sugar portion.  

Essential (volatile) oil.  

Diminishing strength and energy.