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HERBAL MEDICINE [7 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2022-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fungi and Myxomycetes
Universal entry(ies)
Inonotus obliquus
Latin
OBS

A mushroom of the family Hymenochaetaceae.

OBS

This species is called the "clinker" because the canker resembles something that has been burned and fused together.

OBS

The Chaga has a hard, deeply cracked surface said to resemble charred wood and a yellow-to orange-brown, somewhat fleshy interior. It has a bitter taste and is used mainly in folk medicine and as an herbal supplement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Champignons et myxomycètes
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Inonotus obliquus
Latin
OBS

Champignon de la famille des Hymenochaetaceae.

OBS

Un volume impressionnant existe dans la littérature sur les valeurs médicinales du Chaga, non russe donné au chancre. Ce dernier est considéré comme champignon ayant des propriétés médicinales.

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
CONT

Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) originated in ancient China and has evolved over thousands of years. TCM practitioners use herbal medicines and various mind and body practices, such as acupuncture and tai chi, to treat or prevent health problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
CONT

Pour assurer le bien-être chez les humains, la médecine traditionnelle chinoise a recours à cinq pratiques principales [...] : l'acupuncture; la pharmacopée chinoise (herbes médicinales); la diététique chinoise; le massage Tui Na; les exercices énergétiques (le Qi Gong et le tai-chi) [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Ecology (General)
  • Biogeography
DEF

A branch of phytogeography which treats of the nature and operation of the forces and of the movements and processes which affect vegetal life.

CONT

This Herbal Medicine course has been designed especially for the Pharmacist. The Materia Medica will extensively cover the Phytochemistry and Phytodynamics of today's most commonly used botanicals including Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacognosy, and Pharmacy.

CONT

Monitoring of Phytodynamics of Barkhan Sands of Garagum.

OBS

phytodynamics: noun construed as a singular.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Biogéographie
DEF

(phytogéographie) Étude des phénomènes chronologiques (successions, migrations) observés dans le monde végétal.

CONT

Phytodynamique et biogéographie historique des forêts.

CONT

La phytodynamique est-elle bloquée au Sahara?

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medicinal Plants
CONT

Modern Western pharmacology has recognized that many of the traditional drug plants contain in their tissues particular compounds that have specific effects on the human body.

Key term(s)
  • herbal medicine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes médicinales
CONT

En pharmacologie occidentale actuelle on reconnaît que la plupart des plantes médicinales traditionnelles contiennent des composés distincts, d'effet spécifique sur le corps humain.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de plantas medicinales
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Record 6 1998-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
OBS

L'expression «médicament traditionnel aux herbes» revient souvent dans les textes du Comité parlementaire sur les produits de santé naturels.

Spanish

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Record 7 1988-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
CONT

In the long history of herbal medicinals, no single recipe has withstood the test of time like Swedish Bitters. It dates back to the 16 th century, when Paracelsus, the acknowledged father of modern medicine, recorded his formula for an herbal elixir containing aloe, myrrh and saffron.(Source : brochure produced by Nature Works).

OBS

"Swedish Bitters" is treated as a trademark by Nature Works.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
DEF

Teinture d'aloès composée du Codex, à base d'aloès, gentiane, rhubarbe, zédoaire, safran, agaric et éthanol à 60 degrés C.

Spanish

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