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phytotherapy

Subject Category: H Health and Pathology
Definition: Use of plants or herbs to treat diseases or to alleviate pain.
Definition Source: Medical Subject Headings 2013
RDF/XML Format:: http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/206505.rdf
Persistent URI:: http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/206505
Used For: herbal therapy; plant therapy
Broader Term: therapeutics
Related Term: citrus oils; ethnobotany; herbal medicines; medicinal plants; Oriental traditional medicine; traditional medicine
Spanish: fitoterapia
Term Number: 206505

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