TERMS

Succulent - water-retaining

Laxatives (or purgatives) - foods, compounds, or drugs taken to induce bowel movements or to loosen the stools, most often taken to treat constipation

Resinous - any of numerous clear to translucent yellow or brown, solid or semisolid viscous substances of plant

Exudates - any substance that oozes out from the pores of diseased or injured plant tissue. Resins, gums, oils and lacquers are examples of exudates widely
extracted for industrial uses

Salve - medical ointment used to soothe the head or other body surface

Topical - applied to body surfaces

Offsets - layers of plants

Lanceolate - long, wider in the middle

Serrated - saw-toothed margins

Pendulous - blooms borne on erect, branched flower stems

Corolla - collective term for petals of a flower taken as a group within the calyx

Chlorenchyma - parenchyma with chloroplasts

Mesophyll - tissue between the upper and lower epidermis of a leaf blade (lamina) consisting of parenchyma-like cells containing numerous chloroplasts.

Vascular bundles - part of the transport system in vascular plants

Bundle sheath - thick-walled plant cell surrounding veins that functions in C4 photosynthesis

Phloem - outer layer of the stem underneath the bark that carries organic nutrients (known as photosyntate), particularly sucrose, a sugar, to all parts of the plant where needed

Putative - suppose

Immunomodulatory - having the ability to alter or regulate one or more immune functions

Sludge blood - sticky substance in the blood covered the dying cells, they formed into clusters

Crohn's disease - inflammatory disease of the digestive system which may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus

Celiac disease - autoimmune disorder of the small intestine that occurs in genetically predisposed people of all ages

Acid reflux - chronic symptoms or mucosal damage produced by the abnormal reflux in the esophagus

Phytonutrient - plant-derived chemical compounds under scientific research for their potential health promoting- properties

Systemic lupus - autoimmune disease characterized by acute and chronic inflammation of various tissues of the body

Erythematosus - connective tissue disease

Unpalatable - not pleasing to the taste

Canker sores - shallow, painful sores in the mouth. They are usually red or may sometimes have a white coating over them

Ulcerative colitis - disease that causes inflammation and sores, called ulcers, in the lining of the rectum and colon

Mucositis - painful inflammation and ulceration of the mucous membranes lining the digestive tract usually as an adverse effect of chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment for cancer

Phototoxicity - chemical compound which becomes toxic only when exposed to light

Nausea - sensation of unease and discomfort in the stomach with an urge to vomit

Colic - form of pain in the abdomen which starts and stops abruptly

Sedative - substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excite

Antipyretic - drugs that reduce body temperature in situations such as fever. However, they will not affect the normal body temperature if one does not have a fever

Motion sickness - condition in which a disagreement exists between visually perceived movement and the vestibular system's sense of movement. Depending on the cause it can also be referred to as seasickness, carsickness, simulation sickness, airsickness, or space sickness

Carminative - prevents formation of gas in the gastrointestinal tract, or facilitates the expulsion of said gas, thereby combating flatulence

Pungent - sharp and biting sensory impression. Food that causes this sensation is often called "spicy"

Dyspepsia - the impairment of the power of function of digestion, usually applied to epigastric discomfort following meals

Atonic dyspepsia - dyspepsia with impaired tone in the muscular walls of the stomach