MEDICINAL PLANTS

Talophits:

Main Division of the plant kingdom, including those plants whose body is not differentiated into roots, stems and leaves, but have widely varying forms, including algae, fungi and lichens.

Tannins:

Aromatic complex, found in the bark of various trees, providing protection. Has the property of precipitating minerals exert an astringent and hemostatic applied via external.

Taxon:

Any unit defined in the classification of plants: family, subfamily, species, etc..

Taxonomy:

Study of rules, principles and practice of classification, especially living organisms.

Tendril:

Leaf-modified slender appearance, able to curl around a climb and support to enable further growth.

Tincture:

Drugs are plant extracts obtained using various solvents: ether, alcohol, etc..

Tinea:

Scalp disease caused by certain fungi.

Tisane:

Aqueous preparations obtained by the action of water on the plant part that contains medicinal substances depending on water temperature will: infusion, maceration, decoction ...

Tonic:

A substance that restores the normal state of vigor and tension.

Toxicology:

Science that deals with poisons and their effects.

Tree:

Woody plant that has a single main trunk and lateral branches produced.

Tuber:

Dilated part of the root, containing reserve substances for the plant itself.

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