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Phytotherapy
Medical Definition: | Use of plants or herbs to treat diseases or to alleviate pain. |
Guide Notes: | coord IM disease /drug ther (IM) + specific plant (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ ther use (IM or NIM) + specific chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manual 26.29 |
Eclecticism, Historical - A system of medicine, most popular in the 19th century, that advocates the use of indigenous plants in the treatment of specific signs and symptoms. |
Phytotherapy Medical Definitions and Terms
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