MEDICINAL PLANTS

Inflammation:

Protective reaction of the human body, triggered by blows or destruction of tissue. It is characterized by five classic signs: pain, heat, flushing (redness), tumor (swelling) and loss of function of the affected tissue.

Inflorescence:

System of arrangement of the flowers on an axis.

Influenza:

Infection with the virus, which affects the airways. It is characterized by inflammation of the nasal mucosa, pharynx and conjunctiva, headache and muscle aches intense and widespread.

Infusion:

It is a maceration (see maceration), made with water to near boiling temperature, which, entering the plant is allowed to cool slowly set to reach room temperature.

Inhalation:

How to administer medications in the respiratory tract. This medication should be liquid, gaseous, or if very finely divided solid go.

Involucre:

Set of bracts surrounding a chapter or who are at the base of an umbel.

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