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  2. List of essential oils - Wikipedia

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    Used in herbal medicine, aromatherapy, and perfumery. [ 13 ] Ginger oil , used medicinally in many cultures, and has been studied extensively as a nausea treatment, where it was found more effective than placebo.

  3. Herbal Essences - Wikipedia

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    Herbal Essences is a brand of hair care products line by Procter & Gamble. The brand was founded in 1971 [1] as the single shampoo Clairol Herbal Essence Shampoo (officially typeset as Clairol herbal essence shampoo). [2] There are 29 collections of varying hair care products, each designed to have a different effect on the user's hair. [3]

  4. List of plants used in herbalism - Wikipedia

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    It is used frequently in herbal teas and other herbal remedies. [120] A tea from the leaves is used as a highly effective cough medicine. In the traditional Austrian medicine Plantago lanceolata leaves have been used internally (as syrup or tea) or externally (fresh leaves) for treatment of disorders of the respiratory tract, skin, insect bites ...

  5. Extract - Wikipedia

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    Most natural essences are obtained by extracting the essential oil from the feedstock, such as blossoms, fruit, and roots, or from intact plants through multiple techniques and methods: Expression ( juicing , pressing ) involves physical extraction material from feedstock, used when the oil is plentiful and easily obtained from materials such ...

  6. Decoction - Wikipedia

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    A traditional Chinese herbal decoction (湯劑/汤剂) Turkish coffee beginning to boil. Decoction compares to brewing coffee through percolation. Decoction is a method of extraction by boiling herbal or plant material (which may include stems, roots, bark and rhizomes) to dissolve the chemicals of the material. It is the most common ...

  7. Chinese herbology - Wikipedia

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    Chinese herbal extracts are herbal decoctions that have been condensed into a granular or powdered form. Herbal extracts, similar to patent medicines, are easier and more convenient for patients to take. The industry extraction standard is 5:1, meaning for every five pounds of raw materials, one pound of herbal extract is derived.

  8. Homeopathic dilutions - Wikipedia

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    [5]: 16 Hahnemann had a saddle-maker construct a special wooden striking board covered in leather on one side and stuffed with horsehair. [6]: 31 The process of dilution and succussion is termed "dynamization" or "potentization" by homeopaths. [7] [8] In industrial manufacture this may be done by machine. There are differences of opinion on the ...

  9. Treatise on Herbs - Wikipedia

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    The work is dedicated to "the perfect knowledge and understanding of all kinds of herbs and their gracious virtues" [notes 11] and incorporates a number of novelties: a register of chapters in Latin and English, an anatomical diagram showing the names of different human bones, a section devoted to 25 treatments presented as "innovative" or a ...