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Nausea:
Feeling/desire to vomit; occurs in motion sickness, early pregnancy, times of extreme stress and in many illnesses.
Guava, Verbena, Wild Tomato, Annato.


Nephritis:
Inflammation of the kidney.
Abuta, Guava, Phyllanthus urinaria, Amarus, Wild Tomato.


Nervine:
A tonic that has effect on the nerves and/or central nervous system.
Passionflower, Soursop , Velvet Bean, Wormseed.


Nervous Disorders:
Nervous system = extensive network of cells, specialized to conduct information in the form of impulses, that controls, regulates and coordinates all functions of the body.
Hard Stick, Passionflower, Sarsaparilla, Soursop, Sweet Broom, Velvet Bean, Verbena, Wormseed.


Neuralgia:
Severe pain along the course of a nerve.
Abuta, Wormbush, Passionflower, Soursop, Verbena.
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Nose bleeding:
Bleeding from the nose; causes include a blow or injury, violent sneezing, high blood pressure and fragile mucous membranes.
Montrichardia arborescens.

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Obesity:
Condition of being overweight; increase in the amount of fat in the subcuta - neous tissues of the body.
Annato, Banaba , Microtea debilis.

Ophthalmia:
Cayenne Pepper.


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Paralysis:
Loss of sensation or of muscle function.
Passionflower.


Parkinson Disease:
Slowly progressive neurological disorder.
Passionflower, Pau d'Arco, Trumpet Tree.


Parasiticide:
To kill parasites.
Areca catechu, Wormseed.


Parasites:
Parasite = organism that lives in or on another organism, obtaining nourishment from it.
Wormseed.


Pectoral:
Related to or used for the chest.
Hard Stick, Papaya, Soursop, Sweet Broom, Shiny bush, Trumpet Tree, Wormseed.


Pediculicide:
Kills lice.
Andiroba, Papaya, Quassia, Soursop.


Pellagra:
Disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin; characterized by dermatitis, inflammation of the tongue, diarrhea, emotional and mental symptoms.
Soursop.


Peristalsis:
Rhythmic, wavelike contractions of the smooth musculature of the digestive tract that force food through the tube and wastes toward the anus.
Hibuscus sabdariffa.

Pilatory:
Treatment against hair loss.


Piles
Hemmoroids.
Piper aduncum, Bitter Melon, Copaifera offinalis, Guava, Mango, Passionflower, Periwinkle, Sweet Broom.


Pilocarpine
Cholinegergic agent used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma. Adverse effects include difficulty in breating, excess salivation and muscle tremors.
Areca catechu.

Pityriasis
Any of several skin disorders, including dandruff.
Andiroba, Candlestick Senna, Cat's Claw, Sarsaparilla.


Pneumonia
An infection of one or both lungs which is usually caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi.
Spondias mombin.


Prostate Disorders
Prostate = firm, chestnut-sized gland in males that produces a secretion, the fluid part of semen.
Turnera diffusa, Curcuma xanthorriza, Annato, Cat's Claw, Copaiba, Jatoba, Pau d'Arco, Phyllanthus urinaria, Shiny bush, Amarus, Sarsaparilla.


Proteinuria
A condition in which urine contains an abnormal amount of protein.
It should not normally appear in the urine in detectable quantities.
Microtea debilis

Psoriasis
Chronic skin disorder.
Andiroba, Annato, Bitter Melon, Candlestick Senna, Cat's Claw, Copaiba, Papaya, Pau d'Arco, Phyllanthus urinaria, Amarus, Possum Wood, Sarsaparilla, Stupid Bush, Verbena.


Purgative:
Promotes evacuation of the bowel. See laxative.
Cassia occidentalis, Malay gooseberry.




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Rash(Skin):
Skin eruption, charaterized by red spots or generalized reddening.
Andiroba, Copaiba, Papaya, Sarsaparilla, Soursop, Sweet Broom, Tamarind, Verbena, Billy goat weed.


Rectal inflammation:
Averrhoa Bilimbi, Wormseed.

Reduce:
Pain felt at a site in the body different from the diseased or injured part where the pain is expected.
Hardstick.

Refrigerant:
To lower temperature of a part of the body, to reduce metobolic activity of tissues or to provide local anesthetic affect.
Tamarindus indica, Bitter Melon, Shiny bush, Sweet Broom.


Renal Disorders:
Related to the kidneys.
Annato, Bitter Melon, Phyllanthus urinaria, Amarus, Cayenne Pepper, Sweet Broom, Microtea debilis.


Respiratory Disorders:
Respiration = process involved in the exchange of gasses; external respiration = breathing in/- out, internal respiration = absorbation of the air in the lungs.
Guava, Hard Stick, Jatoba, Mango, Eclipta alba, Pau d'Arco, Sweet Broom, Trumpet Tree, Wild Tomato.


Rheumatism:
Elaeis guineensis, Abuta, Andiroba, Billy Goat Weed, Bitter Melon, Candlestick Senna, Cassava, Cat's Claw, Cayenne Pepper, Guava, Jatoba, Mango, Papaya, Pau d'Arco, Sarsaparilla, Simaruba, Soursop, Spanish Cedar, Stupid Bush, Verbena, Wild Tomato, Castor Bean, Wormseed, Areca catechu.


Rheumatoid Arthritis:
Chronic, destructive disease, characterized by joint inflammation.
Andiroba, Cat's Claw, Hard Stick, Spanish Cedar, Mimosa pudica.


Ringworms:
Dermatophyte infections.
Infections that are caused by dermatophytes. Inflammatory conditions caused by a fungus. Common fungal infections are candidiasis tinea (ringworm).
Bitter Melon, Candlestick Senna, Hard Stick, Mango, Papaya, Soursop, Velvet Bean, Wild Tomato, Wormseed, Virola Surinamensis.
Cat's Claw, Copaifera Officinalis, Pau d'Arco, Simaruba.

Rubefacient:
Agent that causes reddening and warming of the skin, used as a counterirritant.
Cayenne Pepper.




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