Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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Doctrine of Signatures
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physical characteristics of a plant are related to their medicinal action; concept that is present in the classic literature
2
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Organoleptics
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This is a technique of using the senses to evaluate an herb for taste, smell, appearance, texture, energetics, quality, and identity.
3
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Morphology
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shape and parts
4
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anatomy
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parts of cells
5
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physiology
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molecular processes
6
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constituents
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chemical compounds in herbs
7
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Binomials (naming):
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Genus and then species
