General Illness Information Common Name: Otitis Media Medical Term: Otitis media Description: An infection (viral or bacterial) of the lining of the middle ear. It is common in children and is usually secondary to an upper respiratory infection. Causes: Viral or bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract, usually spreading to the middle ear via the eustachian tube. The causative micro-organism varies according to which ones are epidemic in any…
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(Illness)Parkinson’s Disease
(Illness)General Illness Information Medical Term: Parkinson’s disease Common Name: None Specified Description: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive movement disorder which affects 1% of the population over the age of 65 years. This is a neurological disorder which becomes apparent as cells in a certain part of the brain (the basal ganglia), are lost. The disease is characterized by a tremor which is present at rest, increased muscle tone…
Nephrotic Syndrome
(Illness)General Illness Information Common Name: Nephrotic Syndrome. Medical Term: None Specified Description: Nephrotic syndrome is a syndrome ( a collection of symptoms) caused by many diseases that affect the kidneys . This results in severe protein loss in the urine, decreased blood levels of protein ( especially albumin), retention of excess salt and water in the body, causing swelling of extremities, face and abdomen. It can occur at any age, but…
Osteoarthritis
(Illness)General Illness Information Common Name: Osteoarthritis Medical Term: (Degenerative Arthritis) Description: Osteoarthritis is a type of arthritis caused by inflammation, breakdown and eventual loss of joint cartilage. Cartilage is a protein substance that serves as a cushion between the bones of the joint. It is the commonest of all the different types of arthritis and affects over 15 million people in the United States. Before age 45, osteoarthritis occurs more…
Nasal Septum, Deviated
(Illness)General Illness Information Medical Term: Nasal septum, deviated. CommonName: Deviated nasal septum. Description: Abnormality of the septum of the nose, resulting in partial or almost complete obstruction of the affected side. Causes: The septum of the nose is composed of bone in the back, and cartilage in the front. Any injury or malformation of these structures can cause a deviated nasal septum. Prevention: Protection from nasal injury, especially with contact…
(Herbal)
General Information Application: Dietary supplement System Components and Performance Dolomite is a natural magnesium and calcium carbonate more often white, pale yellow or gray. The mineral is quite fragile. The glitter of the stone on edges is glass, cleavage in unit is matte. It should be noted that dolomite powder effervesces in chilled hydrochloric acid, while pieces of the mineral dissolve in it very slowly, but they dissolve rapidly in hot…
Damiana
(Herbal)General Information Description: Damiana is a perennial bush, the height of which varies from 50 cm to 1 m. The stems are thin and straight. They are characterized by a reddish-brown color. Damiana starts to bloom early in the spring. The flowers are small in size with palpable, pleasant aroma. Damiana is characterized by seed reproduction, and it can be used as a houseplant. The fruits look like a small…
Cumin
(Herbal)General Information Brand Name: Cumin Application: Dietary supplement System Components and Performance Cumin is seeds of spicy Indian caraway. This spice is considered a relative of parsley, has pleasant, slightly harsh taste and piquant flavor, and its seeds are somewhat like cumin. Composition Cumin seeds contain: essential oil; thymol; cumin aldehyde and alcohol; perilla aldehyde; beta-flalandrene; alpha and beta-pinin; p-cymene; dipentene. Medical use Cumin as in pure form, and in various…
Cinnamon
(Herbal)General Information Application: Dietary supplement Description: Cinnamon is a dried cinnamon tree bark. When bark strips dry up their curl into tubes. These cinnamon sticks are milled to a state of flour or used to make mulled wine, meat and poultry dishes. Composition Cinnamon is rich in potassium, manganese, iron, copper, selenium and zinc, vitamins of group A, B1, B2, B9, C, E, K. Antioxidant polyphenol MHFS affects insulin receptors and…
Cramp Bark
(Herbal)General Information Common name: Guelder-rose, Cramp Bark, European cranberry bush Scientific term: Viburnum opulus Description: Cramp Bark is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae with native to Europe, Africa and Asia. It’s a deciduous cranberry which is widely used in traditional medicine. Composition and healing properties: Cramp Bark is saturated with a large amount of vitamins. And minerals. Vitamin A increases the body’s resistance to unfavorable conditions;…