ANTISEPTIC :

an agent that combats and neutralizes pathogenic bacteria, and prevents infection

ANTI-SPASMODIC :

agent that prevents or relieves spasms

ANTI-SYPHILITIC :

agent that cures or relieves syphilis or venereal diseases

ANTI-THROMBOTIC :

prevents blood clots

ANTO-SCORBUTIC :

cures or prevents scurvy

ANTI-TOXIC :

neutralizes poison from the system

ANTI-TUSSIVE :

inhibits the cough reflex helping to stop coughing

ANTI-VIRAL :

opposing the action of a virus

APERIENT :

mild laxitive without purging

APERITIVE :

herbs that stimulate the apetite

APHRODESIAC :

an agent that stimulates sexual desire

AROMATIC :

an agent taht contains volatile, essential oils which aids digestion and relieves gas

ASTRIGENT :

an agent that has a constricting or binding affect, i.e., one that checks hemorrhages or secretions by coagulation of protiens on a soft surface

ATHEROSCLEROSIS :

a process in which fatty substances (cholesteral and triglycerides) are deposited int he walls of meduim to large arteries, eventually leading to blockage of the artery

ATONIC :

wothout normal tension or tone

AYURVEDIC :

a traditional system of Indian medicine, which literaly means "a science of life"

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