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Record 1 2020-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
DEF

A nontoxic substance and especially a plant [product or] extract that is [purported] to increase the body's ability to resist the damaging effects of stress and promote or restore normal physiological functioning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Farmacología
  • Tratamiento sin cirugía
DEF

En la medicina alternativa, término utilizado para definir una hierba o producto de origen vegetal o animal, que supuestamente aumenta la resistencia del organismo frente al estrés, el trauma, la ansiedad y la fatiga.

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