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Name: Category: Description: Balsam Treatment An aromatic oily or resinous medicinal preparation, sometimes to be externally applied, sometimes to be ingested, often in the form of a syrup, for healing wounds or soothing pain. Bathing Treatment Curative or therapeutic swimming and washing. Belladonna Treatment Atropa belladonna or Deadly Nightshade. Biceps Body Part A large muscle that lies on the front of the upper arm. Bile Duct Body Part A series of thin tubes that go from the liver to the small intestine. Bile Symptom Also known as Bilis, Fel, Chole and Gall. The fluid secreted from the blood in the liver and collected in the gall bladder. It is bitter and of a brownish yellow colour sometimes appearing into green. Bistort Treatment The powdered roots of a plant native to Britain called Persicaria Bistorta, used as astringent. Also known as Snakeroot or Snakeweed. Bitters Treatment A term to describe all bitter medicines, including Peruvian bark. Bladder Stones, Kidney Stones Condition Gravel in the bladder or kidney. Bladder Body Part The musculo-membranous bag which contains the urinary fluid secreted by the kidneys. Blindness Condition Inability to see because of injury, disease or a congenital condition. Blister Treatment Form of external, localised treatment designed to draw bad or poisonous 'humours' to the surface of the body. Bloodletting Treatment Taking or drawing blood, most frequently from the arm. Blue Vitriol Treatment Vitriolum Caerulum. Type of metal sulphate. Copper. Bolus Treatment A medicine in a round shape for swallowing for example a large pill or a single dose of a drug. Borborygmi Symptom Intestinal rumblings due to movement of fluid and gas in the guts. Bowel Body Part The part of the alimentary canal below the stomach; the intestine. Brain Body Part The main organ in the central nervous system, located within the skull. Bread Treatment When used medicinally, most often to give form to pills. Bregma Body Part The region of the skull where the frontal and the two parietal bones join; the sinciput; in infancy, before the sutures are closed, constituting the anterior fontanel. Formerly regarded as two regions, the right and left bregmata. Bronchus Body Part Part of the respiratory system, an airway allowing for air to reach the lungs. Burgundy pitch Treatment A treatment consisting of resin from the Norway spruce tree with a solid but soft consistency and reddish-brown in colour. Used in plasters and to relieve chest disorders such as a prolonged cough or rheumatic disorders. It was applied externally as melted pitch with gauze near the affected area.
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- Balsam
Treatment
An aromatic oily or resinous medicinal preparation, sometimes to be externally applied, sometimes to be ingested, often in the form of a syrup, for healing wounds or soothing pain.
- Bathing
Treatment
Curative or therapeutic swimming and washing.
- Belladonna
Treatment
Atropa belladonna or Deadly Nightshade.
- Biceps
Body Part
A large muscle that lies on the front of the upper arm.
- Bile Duct
Body Part
A series of thin tubes that go from the liver to the small intestine.
- Bile
Symptom
Also known as Bilis, Fel, Chole and Gall. The fluid secreted from the blood in the liver and collected in the gall bladder. It is bitter and of a brownish yellow colour sometimes appearing into green.
- Bistort
Treatment
The powdered roots of a plant native to Britain called Persicaria Bistorta, used as astringent. Also known as Snakeroot or Snakeweed.
- Bitters
Treatment
A term to describe all bitter medicines, including Peruvian bark.
- Bladder Stones, Kidney Stones
Condition
Gravel in the bladder or kidney.
- Bladder
Body Part
The musculo-membranous bag which contains the urinary fluid secreted by the kidneys.
- Blindness
Condition
Inability to see because of injury, disease or a congenital condition.
- Blister
Treatment
Form of external, localised treatment designed to draw bad or poisonous 'humours' to the surface of the body.
- Bloodletting
Treatment
Taking or drawing blood, most frequently from the arm.
- Blue Vitriol
Treatment
Vitriolum Caerulum. Type of metal sulphate. Copper.
- Bolus
Treatment
A medicine in a round shape for swallowing for example a large pill or a single dose of a drug.
- Borborygmi
Symptom
Intestinal rumblings due to movement of fluid and gas in the guts.
- Bowel
Body Part
The part of the alimentary canal below the stomach; the intestine.
- Brain
Body Part
The main organ in the central nervous system, located within the skull.
- Bread
Treatment
When used medicinally, most often to give form to pills.
- Bregma
Body Part
The region of the skull where the frontal and the two parietal bones join; the sinciput; in infancy, before the sutures are closed, constituting the anterior fontanel. Formerly regarded as two regions, the right and left bregmata.
- Bronchus
Body Part
Part of the respiratory system, an airway allowing for air to reach the lungs.
- Burgundy pitch
Treatment
A treatment consisting of resin from the Norway spruce tree with a solid but soft consistency and reddish-brown in colour. Used in plasters and to relieve chest disorders such as a prolonged cough or rheumatic disorders. It was applied externally as melted pitch with gauze near the affected area.
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