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Refrigerant:  Relieves fever and thirst. A cooling remedy.  to be inserted into the rectum.
        Lowers body temperature.
        Relaxant:  Tends to relax and relieve tension, especially                        T
        muscular tension.
                                                                Tablet: A compressed, measured amount of a substance.
        Resina: The resin that is secreted by the plant or by distillation
        of the balsamum.                                        Taoism: Both a Chinese religious understanding and a life
                                                                philosophy, Taoism emphasizes people’s inherent goodness.
        Resolvent: Promotes the resolving and removing of abnormal   It promotes humility, moderation and compassion. Its belief
        growths, such as a tumor.                               system calls for a reflection on one’s place in nature to find
                                                                enlightenment; and it acknowledges the universe’s duality as
        Resorbent: Aids reabsorption of blood from bruises.     characterized by the Yin and Yang (which represent negative

        Rhizoma:  The rhizome or a creeping horizontal stem,    and positive energy).
        generally bearing roots on its underside.
                                                                Thymoleptic: Used as an energiser on the mental/emotional
        Rubefacient: An agent that reddens the skin by increasing   level.
        the circulation when rubbed on the surface.             Tibetan medicine: Is a centuries-old traditional medical

                                  S                             system  that  employs a  complex  approach  to  diagnosis,
                                                                incorporating techniques such as pulse analysis and
                                                                urinalysis,  and  utilizes  behavior  and  dietary  modification,
        Salve:  An herbal decoction blended with a beeswax or   medicines composed of natural materials (e.g., herbs and
        olive oil base, reduced and placed in jars. For use on burns,   minerals) and physical therapies (e.g. Tibetan acupuncture,
        chapped skin, scrapes and other skin irritations, depending on   moxabustion, etc.) to treat illness.  The  Tibetan medical
        the herb used.                                          system is based upon a synthesis of the Indian (Ayurveda),
                                                                Persian (Unani), Greek, indigenous  Tibetan, and Chinese
        Sedative:  Herb that allays excitement, induces relaxation,  medical systems, and it continues to be practiced in Tibet,
        and is conducive to sleep.                              India, Nepal, Bhutan, Ladakh, Siberia, China and Mongolia,
                                                                as well as more recently in parts of Europe and North
        Semen: The seed of a plant, usually removed from the fruit,   America.  It  embraces  the  traditional  Buddhist  belief  that
        and may or may not contain the seed coat.               all illness ultimately results from the “three poisons” of the
                                                                mind: ignorance, attachment and aversion.
        Sialagogue: Promotes the flow of saliva.
                                                                Tincture: An extract of a plant made by soaking herbs in a
        Soporific: Herbs that help to produce sleep.            dark place with a desired amount of either glycerine, alcohol,

        Spica: Spike                                            or vinegar for two to six weeks. The liquid is strained from
                                                                the plant material and then may be used therapeutically.
        Spina: Thorn
                                                                Tonic (nutritive): Permanently increases the tone of a part of
        Stimulant: Herb that increases the activity or efficiency of a  the body, or the entire system by nourishing and increasing
        system or organ; acts more rapidly than a tonic.        weight.

        Stomachic: Herbs that give strength and tone to the stomach,  Tonic: Herbs that restore and strengthen the entire system.
        stimulate digestion, and improve the appetite.          Produces and restores normal tone. A general tonic would be
                                                                one that braces up the whole system.
        Styptic: Astringent: arrests hemorrhage and bleeding. Causes
        vascular contraction of the blood vessels or coagulation of  Tonics (rejuvenative):  Regenerates cells and tissues;
        the albuminous tissues of the blood. Checks hemorrhage.   promotes longevity.

        Succus: Juice                                           Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):  A 3,000-year-old
                                                                holistic system of medicine combining the use of medicinal
        Sudorific: Herbs that cause heavy perspiration.         herbs, acupuncture, food therapy, massage, and therapeutic
                                                                exercise. Chinese physicians look for the underlying causes of
        Suppository: A preparation in the form of a cone or cylinder   imbalance in the “yin” and “yang” which lead to disharmony


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