Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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GLOSSARY OF PHARMACOLOGICAL
F
Febrifuge Reduces fever (antipyretic).
Febrile eruption Highly infectious disease, common among children like measles
etc.
Fistula An abnormal opening into the soft parts with a constant discharge.
Flaccid Not firm or stiff.
Flatulence Stomach discomfort caused by gas.
Fungicide An agent that destroys fungi.
Furuncles Boil, painful sore with a hard core filled with pus.
G
Gonorrhea Sexually transmitted infection (STI) can exist in the back of the
throat and rectum.
Gout Joint pain and swelling due to uric acid accumulation.
H
Haemostatic An agent used to stop internal hemorrhage.
Hemorrhoids A disease causing the swelling of blood vessels in the anal region.
Homeostasis Metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex
biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous
system to offset disrupting changes.
Hyperhidrosis Abnormal excessive sweating.
I
Insecticide An agent that kills insects.
Intoxicant An agent that produces mental confusion with subsequent loss of
muscular control.
Irritant Causes inflammation of, or stimulation to, the tissues.
L
Lathyrism A neurological disorder in humans and livestock, causes by beating
some type of legumes, the infected one lose ability to move.
Laxative A cathartic that causes a more or less normal evacuation of the
bowel without griping or irritation.