SCNM Q5 Bot Med Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

abortifacient - any substance that could cause or induce abortion adaptogen - remedy that improves adaptability, helping to maintain an adequate stress response and prevent (or restore from) exhaustion of the adrenal cortex stress hormone 1. has no SE 2. acts on entire body 3. tends to have a normalizing effect on body alterative - medicine that alters process of metabolism so that the tissues can best deal with functions of nutrition and elimination. Most often applied to toxic condition...

abortifacient - any substance that could cause or induce abortion adaptogen - remedy that improves adaptability, helping to maintain an adequate stress response and prevent (or restore from) exhaustion of the adrenal cortex stress hormone 1. has no SE 2. acts on entire body 3. tends to have a normalizing effect on body alterative - medicine that alters process of metabolism so that the tissues can best deal with functions of nutrition and elimination. Most often applied to toxic condition...