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herb refers to plants used in various forms or preparations, whole, entire”.
valued for their therapeutic benefits, and sold as dietary
supplements in the U.S. marketplace. Holistic counseling: A counseling approach which focuses
on the whole self, feelings, thoughts, and how these are
Herba: Refers to the aerial parts or the aboveground parts connected to the body.
of plants which may include the flower, leaf, and the stem
of the plant, and occasionally fruits too. Holistic medicine: This broadly descriptive term describes
a healing philosophy that views a patient as a whole person,
Herbal Infused Oils: A process of extraction in which not as just a disease or a collection of symptoms. In the
the volatile oils of a plant substance are obtained by course of treatment, holistic medical practitioners may
soaking the plant in a carrier oil for approximately two address a client’s emotional and spiritual dimensions and
weeks and then straining the oil. The resulting oil is used the nutritional, environmental, and lifestyle factors that
therapeutically and may contain the plant’s aromatic may contribute to an illness.
characteristic.
Holistic: A medical concept that all aspects of the body
Herbal medicine: An approach to healing which uses – physical, psychological, and social – should be taken
plant or plant-derived preparations to treat, prevent, or cure into account when making a diagnosis and prescribing
various health conditions and ailments. This approach is treatment. Many forms of alternative use the term to
incorporated into various medical systems. Although herbal describe how all forms of disease are caused by the
medicine does not have a specific point of conception, at interplay of these different aspects, as well as spiritual
present an estimated 80% of the world’s population rely on factors.
medicinal plant preparations for their primary healthcare
needs, according to the World Health Organization. Despite Holotropic breath work: It is a simple yet powerful
the extensive use which can be attributed to the use of technique for self-exploration and healing, based on
plants in traditional medical systems, our knowledge of the combined insights from modern consciousness research,
plants and their values remain largely unexplored. depth psychology and perennial spiritual practices. The
method activates non-ordinary states of consciousness
which mobilize the spontaneous healing potential of
the psyche. Sustained effective breathing, evocative
Herbalism: An ancient form of healing still widely used in music, focussed energy work and mandala drawing are
much of the world, herbal- ism uses natural plants or plant- components of this subjective journey. ‘Holotropic’ literally
based substances to treat a range of illnesses and to enhance means ‘moving towards wholeness’.
the functioning of body systems. Though herbalism is not
a licensed professional modality in the United States, herbs Home remedies: A home remedy is a treatment to cure a
are “prescribed” by a range of practitioners, from holistic disease or ailment that employs certain spices, vegetables,
medical doctors to acupuncturists and naturopaths. or other common items. Home remedies may or may not
have medicinal properties that treat or cure the disease or
Herpetic: Treating skin eruptions relating to the herpes ailment in question, as they are typically passed along by
virus. laypersons. Many are merely used as a result of tradition or
habit. One of the more popular examples of a home remedy
Hirudotherapy: The use of leeches for medical therapy.
From hirudin, the active principle in the salivary secretion is the use of chicken soup to treat respiratory infections
such as a cold or mild flu, and according to one in vitro
of leeches that acts as a potent anticoagulant (blood study, there may be benefit from this use. Other examples
thinner). Medicinal leeches are any of several species of medically successful home remedies include willow
of leeches, but most commonly Hirudo medicinalis, the bark tea to cure headaches and fevers (willow bark contains
European medicinal leech.
salicylic acid, which is chemically similar to acetylsalicylic
Holism: Is the idea that systems (physical, biological, acid, also known as aspirin).
chemical, social, economic, mental, linguistic, etc.) Homeopathy: A system of medicine developed by Samuel
and their properties should be viewed as wholes, not as Hahnemann in 1796, in which remedies consist of diluted
collections of parts. This often includes the view that substances from plants, minerals and animals. It is based on
systems function as wholes and that their functioning
cannot be fully understood solely in terms of their a theory that “like cures like.” Remedies specifically match
different symptom pattern profiles of illness to stimulate the
component parts. From the Greek “holos” meaning “all,
body’s natural healing process.

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