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Symphitum officinale (orth.var.) Symphytum officinale is a perennial flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. Along with thirty four other species of Symphytum, it is known as comfrey (from the Latin confervere to 'heal' or literally to 'boil together', referring to uses in ancient traditional medicine ). Internal or long-term topical use of ...
A cold sore[ a] is a type of herpes infection caused by the herpes simplex virus that affects primarily the lip. [ 1] Symptoms typically include a burning pain followed by small blisters or sores. [ 1] The first attack may also be accompanied by fever, sore throat, and enlarged lymph nodes. [ 1][ 9] The rash usually heals within ten days, but ...
The name stands for "mouth and genital ulcers with inflamed cartilage" (relapsing polychondritis). [9] PFAPA syndrome is a rare condition that tends to occur in children. [9] The name stands for "periodic fever, aphthae, pharyngitis (sore throat) and cervical adenitis" (inflammation of the lymph nodes in the neck). The fevers occur periodically ...
Stomatitis is inflammation of the mouth and lips. [ 1] It refers to any inflammatory process affecting the mucous membranes of the mouth and lips, with or without oral ulceration. [ 2] In its widest meaning, stomatitis can have a multitude of different causes and appearances. Common causes include infections, nutritional deficiencies, allergic ...
Wyethia mollis. A.Gray. Wyethia mollis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name woolly mule's ears. The plant is hairy to woolly in texture, sometimes losing its hairs with age. Wyethia mollis is a coarse perennial herb [ 1] native to the mountains of northern California, especially on the east side of ...
Night-blooming cereus is the common name referring to many flowering ceroid cacti that bloom at night. The flowers are short lived, and some of these species, such as Selenicereus grandiflorus, bloom only once a year, for a single night, [ 1] though most put out multiple flowers over several weeks, each of which opens for only a single night ...
Description. This plant is an evergreen shrub up to 2 metres (6.6 ft) tall, with simple, obovate, blue-green leaves and clusters of tiny yellow flowers. [ 2] It is in flower from June to September, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by wasps.
Below are some Samoan plant names in alphabetical order in the Samoan language and their corresponding descriptions in English. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Many are used in traditional medicines in the Samoa Islands comprising Samoa and American Samoa .