General Illness Information Common Name: Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) Medical Term: None Specified Description: A chronic inflammatory disorder of connective tissue, of unknown cause. Involves major organs such as skin, joints, kidneys, brain, heart, lungs, etc. Occurs predominantly in young women, also occurs in children Causes: Lupus is an autoimmune disease. This means that the body’s defenses against infection attack the body’s own tissue. This causes inflammation. Areas of the…
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus)
(Illness)Thyroid Nodule
(Illness)General Illness Information Medical Term: THYROID NODULE (SOLITARY THYROID NODULE, MULTINODULAR GOITER, BENIGN NODULE, MALIGNANT NODULE, COLLOID NODULE, NODULAR THYROID) Common Name: GOITRE Description: Thyroid nodule is a swelling/mass on the thyroid gland Thyroid nodules are most often benign (fewer than 5% of detected nodules are malignant). A thyroid nodule may be found on palpation of the gland by your physician, or incidentally on a thyroid/neck ultrasound. Thyroid nodules are…
Seizures, Febrile
(Illness)General Illness Information Medical Term: SEIZURES, FEBRILE Common Name: Seizures, febrile, febrile fits. Description: Seizure occurring with fever in infancy or childhood without evidence of other underlying cause. It is triggered by rapid rise in temperature in infants and children. Febrile convulsions typically occur with rising temperature followed by altered consciousness and uncontrolled muscle spasms. They can occur in up to 4% of children between ages of 6 months to…
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…
Dandelion
(Herbal)General Information Common name: Dandelion Scientific term: Taráxacum Description: Dandelion is a plant used as a medicinal herb internally and externally. Composition: Dandelion contains many useful substances that have therapeutic effect. Dandelion root is the most popular as a medicine, because its composition is rich in such components as: Polysaccharide (<20%); Inulin (<40%); Glycoside – Taraxacin (<15%); Rubber (≈2.5%); Apple acid (≈0.25%); Organic acids; Protein substances; Carotene; Mineral salts; Fatty oil;…
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…
Creatine
(Herbal)General Information Description: Creatine is a specific acid, mainly found in meat products. The very word creatine originated from French. The concentration of creatine in meat is achieved due to inextricable linkage of this acid with all the energy processes in muscle cells. The main and only goal of creatine is to improve physical functioning of muscle tissue, which is why it is contained only in products of animal origin….
Cranberry
(Herbal)General Information Description: Cranberry is an evergreen creeping shrub. It has flexible thread-like stems in length from 15 to 30 cm, with narrow oblong leaves, beneath ash-white color. Flowers are light purple, turned downwards. Cranberry is a berry, round or elongated, red and sour to taste. Composition and Properties: Cranberries are one of the most useful wild berries. Cranberry berries contain: vitamins C, PP, K, B1, B2; variety of organic…
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…