| drugs, chinese herbal | Chinese herbal or plant extracts which are used as drugs to treat diseases or promote general well-being. The concept does not include synthesised compounds manufactured in china. (12 Dec 1998) |
|---|---|
| medicine, herbal | Use of plants or herbs to treat diseases or to alleviate pain. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medicine, chinese traditional | A system of traditional medicine which is based on the beliefs and practices of the chinese culture. (12 Dec 1998) |
| herbal | 1. A book containing the names and descriptions of plants. 2. A collection of specimens of plants, dried and preserved; a hortus siccus; an herbarium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Chinese cinnamon | Cinnamomum cassia Nees (family Lauraceae); the unofficial source of most of the cinnamon in the shops; the source of cinnamon oil. Synonym: Chinese cinnamon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chinese ginger | The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (A. Galanga and A. Officinarum) and of the Kaempferia Galanga), all of the Ginger family. Origin: OE. Galingale, OF. Galingal, garingal, F. Galanga (cf. Sp. Galanga), prob. Fr. Ar. Khalanjn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| chinese hamster ovary cell | <cell culture> Cells from the ovaries of Chinese hamsters that are used to grow viruses, including the ones from the family Herpesviridae. (05 Jan 1998) |
| chinese restaurant syndrome | <syndrome> An acute hypersensitivity reaction to monosodium glutamate, a preservative common in Chinese food. This is characterised by a sudden onset of headache, heartburn, palpitations, sweating, swelling and flushing of the face. Some report a sense of increased facial pressure or tingling in the face. Symptoms generally start within 2 hours of eating foods rich in monosodium glutamate. This condition is generally self-limited and will resolve. Antihistamines can be helpful in some cases. (05 Jan 1998) |
| Chinese wax | A vegetable wax, a wax secreted by a scale insect, Coccus ceriferus or C. Pela, and deposited in the twigs of a species of ash tree; used in China to make candles and also medicinally. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adolescent medicine | A branch of medicine pertaining to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases occurring during the period beginning with puberty until the cessation of somatic growth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aerospace medicine | <study> A field of medicine which specialises in the effects of atmospheric and space flight on human physical and psychological well-being. (09 Oct 1997) |
| alternative medicine | A catch-all phrase for a long list of treatments or medicinal systems including traditional systems such as Chinese or Ayurvedic medicine, homeopathy, various herbals and other miscellaneous treatments that have not been accepted by the mainstream, or Western, medical establishment. Alternative medicine is also referred to as complementary medicine (see). The designation alternative medicine is not equivalent to holistic medicine, which is a more narrow term. See: Holistic Medicine. (09 Oct 1997) |
| aviation medicine | The study and practice of medicine as it applies to physiologic problems peculiar to aviation. Synonym: aeromedicine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| behavioural medicine | The interdisciplinary field concerned with the development and integration of behavioural and biomedical science, knowledge, and techniques relevant to health and illness and the application of this knowledge and these techniques to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bibliography of medicine | A list of works, documents, and other publications on medical subjects and topics of interest to the field of medicine. (12 Dec 1998) |