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  • 81calendula — ca·len·du·la kə len jə lə n 1) cap a small genus of yellow rayed composite herbs of temperate regions 2) any plant of the genus Calendula 3) the dried florets of plants of the genus Calendula (esp. C. officinalis) sometimes used as a mild… …

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  • 82echinacea — ech·i·na·cea .ek i nā sē ə, sh(ē )ə n the dried rhizome, roots, or other part of any of three composite herbs (Echinacea angustifolia, E. pallida, and E. purpurea) that were formerly listed in the U.S. Pharmacopeia, that are now used primarily in …

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  • 83eucalyptus oil — n any of various essential oils obtained from the leaves of various members of the genus Eucalyptus (as E. globulus) and used in pharmaceutical preparations (as antiseptics and cough drops) * * * a volatile oil distilled with steam from the fresh …

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  • 84goldenseal — gold·en·seal gōl dən .sēl n 1) a perennial American herb of the genus Hydrastis (H. canadensis) with a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves 2) HYDRASTIS (2) * * * gol·den·seal (gōlґdən sēl″) 1. Hydrastis… …

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  • 85home remedy — hōm n a simply prepared medication or tonic often of unproven effectiveness administered without prescription or professional supervision compare FOLK MEDICINE …

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  • 86inula — in·u·la in yə lə n 1) the dried roots and rhizome of elecampane used as an aromatic stimulant and esp. formerly as a remedy in pulmonary diseases called also elecampane, elecampane root 2) cap a genus of Old World perennial herbaceous or rarely… …

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  • 87kava kava — käv ə käv ə n KAVA * * * ka·va ka·va (kahґvə kahґvə) [Polynesian kava bitter] a preparation of the rhizome of Piper methysticum, the kava plant, which is native to the South Pacific islands, having muscle relaxing, anticonvulsive,… …

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  • 88lemon balm — n a bushy perennial Old World mint of the genus Melissa (M. officinalis) often cultivated for its fragrant lemon flavored leaves and tops that have been used to make a diaphoretic tea * * * 1. Melissa officinalis, a shrub native to the… …

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  • 89magnolia — mag·no·lia mag nōl yə n 1) cap a genus (family Magnoliaceae, the magnolia family) of No. American and Asian shrubs and trees including some whose bark has been used esp. as a bitter tonic and diaphoretic in folk medicine 2 a) any shrub or tree of …

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  • 90pennyroyal oil — n a yellowish aromatic essential oil obtained from an American pennyroyal (Hedeoma pulegioides) and used as an insect repellent and in folk medicine as an emmenagogue, carminative, and stimulant called also hedeoma oil * * * an essential oil… …

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