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  1. herbalismnoun

    The practice or study of medicinal herbs.

  2. herbalismnoun

    Botany, the study of plants in general.

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  1. Herbalismnoun

    the knowledge of herbs

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  1. Herbalism

    Herbal medicine is the study and use of medicinal properties of plants. The scope of herbal medicine is sometimes extended to include fungal and bee products, as well as minerals, shells and certain animal parts. Pharmacognosy is the study of all medicines that are derived from natural sources. Plants have the ability to synthesize a wide variety of chemical compounds that are used to perform important biological functions, and to defend against attack from predators such as insects, fungi and herbivorous mammals. Many of these phytochemicals have beneficial effects on long-term health when consumed by humans, and can be used to effectively treat human diseases. At least 12,000 such compounds have been isolated so far; a number estimated to be less than 10% of the total. Chemical compounds in plants mediate their effects on the human body through processes identical to those already well understood for the chemical compounds in conventional drugs; thus herbal medicines do not differ greatly from conventional drugs in terms of how they work. This enables herbal medicines to be as effective as conventional medicines, but also gives them the same potential to cause harmful side effects.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Herbalism in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Herbalism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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