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Scabies:
Contagious disease caused by the itch mite (sarcoptes scabiei).
Bitter Melon, Lantana Camara, Candlestick Senna, Tamarindus Indica, Guava, Mango.

Scleroderma:
Auto immune disease affecting the blood vessels and connecting tissues.

Sclerosis:
Hardness of tissue resulting from inflammation, mineral deposits or other causes.
(Liver).
Cat's Claw

Scorpion bites:
Prick of a scorpion.
Holy Basil, Simaruba Officinalis.

Scrofula:
Form of Tuberculosis, characterized by abscess formation.
Sarsaparilla, Asclepias curassavica.

Sedative:
Decreases activity & excitability, relieves anxiety and calms the person.
Spondias mombin, Jak fruit, Passionflower, Phyllanthus urinaria, Phyllanthus Amarus, Periwinkle, Soursop, Verbena, Wild Tomato, Water lemon, Pistacia vera.

Shingles:
Infection with Herpes zoster virus characterized by blisterlike eruptions along the course of an inflammed nerve, usually occurring in adults.
Candlestick Senna, Simaruba Officinalis, Cat's Claw, Passionflower.

Sialagogue:
Increases or promotes the excretion of saliva.
Periwinkle.

Sickle cell:
Abnormal red blood cell (erythrocyte) with a crescent shape and abnormal form of hemoglobin.
Tropical almond.

Sinusitis:
Inflammation of one of the paranasal sinuses occurring as a result of an upper respiratory infection. As sinus secretions accumulate, pain, fever, tenderness and headache develop.
Annato.

Skin Disorders:
Outer covering of the body, the largest organ of the body.
Andiroba, Annato, Bitter Melon, Candlestick Senna, Annato, Cat's Claw, Copaiba, Guava, Lemongrass, Papaya, Passionflower, Vinca major, Periwinkle, Sarsaparilla, Soursop, Sweet Broom, Verbena, Eclipta alba, Wild Tomato, Wormseed.

Snakebites:
Snake species will lite when threatened or surprised, but will usually avoid an encounter.
Snakebites can cause severe tocal tissue damage.
Poisonous snakebites are medical emergencies.
Simaruba Officinalis, Holy Basil.

Sore:
Wound or lession.
Portulaca oleracea.

Spasm:
Sudden, involuntary muscle contraction. Sudden construction of a blood vessel or other hollow organ.
Hard stick, Verbena, Billy goat weed.

Spasmolytic:
Relieves smooth muscle spasm; see antispasmodic.

Spleen Disorders:
Spleen = large- dark-red, oval organ on the left side of the body between the diaphragm and stomach.
Bitter Melon, Papaya.

Sprains:
Injury to ligaments around a joint.
Andiroba, Verbena.

Stimulant:
Activates or increases the activity of a body part or system.
Damania, Noni, Red pepper, Billy Goat Weed, Cyperus Rotundus, Jatoba, Sarsaparilla, Wormseed.

Stomach Disorders:
Annato, Cat's Claw, Guava, Jatoba, Mango, Broomweed, Pau d'Arco, Phyllanthus, Simaruba, Amarus, Soursop, Verbena, Wild Tomato, Wormseed, Lagerstroemia speciosa.

Stomachache:
Can represent many different types of problems besides a simple stomache.
Abuta, Annato, Bitter Melon, Calabaza, Candlestick Senna, Guava, Amarus, Mango, Quassia Amara, Jatropha Curcas, Phyllanthus urinaria, Shampoo ginger, Soursop, Verbena, Wild Tomato, Wormseed.

Stomachic:
Stimulates the secretory activity of the stomach; a tonic to improve the appetite and/or digestive processes.
Abuta, Annato, Bitter Melon, Jatoba, Mango, Papaya, Periwinkle, Phyllanthus, Amarus, Pride of Barbados, Quassia, Sarsaparilla, Simaruba, Soursop, Verbena, Wormseed.

Stomatitis:
Inflammation of the mouth; it may result from vitamin deficiency, inffection, exposure to irritating substances or systemic diseases.
Tabebuia Serratifolia.

Strain:
Injury to a muscle, resulting in swelling and pain usually caused by overuse.
Ruellia tuberosa

Stress/Nervousness:
Any factor, physical, emotional, or other that requires a change in response or affects health in any way, having an adverse effect on the functioning of the body or any part of it.
Bitter Melon, Hard Stick, Passionflower, Sarsaparilla, Soursop, Sweet Broom, Verbena, Wormbush, Mimosa pudica.

Styptic:
To control bleeding; Used as an astringent; see Hemostatic.
Billy goat weed, Verbena.

Sudorific:
Producing sweat; See Diaphoretic.

Syphilis:
Venereal infection caused by the Treponema palidium pirochete.
Billy Goat Weed, Candlestick Senna, Cat's Claw, Sacred lotus, Copaiba, Hard Stick, Kapok Tree, Amarus, Mango, Pau d'Arco, Phyllanthus, Sarsaparilla, Sweet Broom, Velvet Bean, Verbena.

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Tetanus:
Acute, serious infection of the central nervous system caused by an exotoxin produced by the Clostridium tetani bacterium.
Andiroba, Passionflower .

Toothache:
Pain in or about a tooth.
Generally the result of tooth decay or sometimes an infection.
Sometimes pain in the other locations is perceived as occuring in the teeth.
Coffee plum, Shampoo ginger, African eggplant.

Throat (Sore):
Most often caused by infection.
Discomfort, pain or scratchiners in the throath also pain with swallowing.
Billy goat weed, Annato, Guava, Lemongrass, Mango, Sweet Broom, Shiny bush, Wild Tomato, Waltheria americana.

Thrush:
Common forms of Candidiasis.
Rambutan, Bitter Melon, Copaiba, Jatoba, Pau d'Arco.

Testicular Inflammation:
Inflammation of the testis; testis = either of a pair of male glands, or sex glands.)
Abuta, Jatoba.

Tonic:
Restores, balances, tones, strengthens or invigorates a body system.
Abuta, Bitter Melon, , Cyperus Rotundus, Candlestick Senna, Cat's Claw, Jatoba, Mango, Amarus, Periwinkle, Phyllanthus, Pride of Barbados, Sarsaparilla.

Tuberculosis:
Chronic infection with bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Jatoba, Papaya, Pau d'Arco, Trumpet Tree, Sarsaparilla.

Tumors:
Growth of tissue characterized by uncontrolled cell proliferation.
Annato, Billy Goat Weed, Bitter Melon, Cat's Claw, Copaiba (prostate), Papaya (uterine), Pau d'Arco, Amarus, Periwinkle, Phyllanthus (abdomen), Soursop, Sweet Broom, Velvet Bean (abdomen), Verbena, Wild Tomato (testicle), Wormseed.

Typoid:
Serious, fatal infection caused by Salmonella Typhi bacterium.
Phyllanthus, Amarus.

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Ulcers (Mouth):
Circumscribed lesion of the skin or mucous membrane of an organ formed by necrosis of tissue.
Curcuma Xanthorriza, Guava, Solanum oleraceum.

Ulcers (Skin):
A crater - like lesion on the skin caused by an inflammatory, infections or malignant condition.
Curcuma Xanthorriza, Andiroba, Copaiba, Pau d'Arco, Soursop, Verbena.

Ulcers (Stomach/Gastric):
Also called benign gastic ulcer, peptic disease.
A disease, caused by imbalance between acid and pepsin (enzyme) secretion and the defuse of the mucosol lining of the stomach.
Turnera diffusa, Curcuma Xanthorriza, Quassia amara, Andiroba, Cat's Claw, Copaiba, Guava, Jatoba, Lantana Camara, Papaya, Pau d'Arco, Soursop, Verbena.

Urinary incontinence:
Inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary passage of urine from the body; it may be caused by central nervous system lesions, multiple sclerosis, neoplasm, trauma, aging, or other factors. Treatment depends on the cause.
Cordia.

Urinary Infections:
Infection of the urinary passages.
Abuta, Bitter Melon, Cat's Claw, Hard Stick, Jatoba, Amarus, Trumpet tree, Lemongrass, Phyllanthus.

Urinary Tract Disorders:
Organs and tubes involved in the production and excretion of urine.
Abuta, Annato, Billy Goat Weed, Trumpet tree, Bitter Melon, Cat's Claw, Hard Stick, Jatoba, Lemongrass, Pau d'Arco, Phyllanthus, Pride of Barbados, Amarus, Sarsaparilla, Bolo Maka, Wild Tomato.

Urination:
Act of passing through the urethral opening to outside the body.
Hard stick.

Uterine Disorders:
Disorders of the Womb.
Abuta, Billy Goat Weed, Vinca major, Vinca minor, Bitter Melon, Candlestick Senna, Hard Stick, Phyllanthus, Amarus, West Indian Cotton.

Uteritis:
Female disease; slight prominence on the wall of the bladder at the entrance of the ureter.
Annato.

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Vaginitis:
Inflammation of the vagina.
Annato, Hard Stick, Phyllanthus, Vinca major, Periwinkle, Mountain Apple, Amarus.

Vasodilator:
To dilate or widen the blood vessels which increase the blood flow.
Simaruba, Soursop, Cayenne Pepper, Verbena.

Vermifuge:
To expell worms from the intestine.
Nephelium lappaceum, Bitter Melon, Candlestick Senna, Cat's Claw, Hard Stick, Mango, Papaya, Passionflower, Phyllanthus, Amarus, Cyperus Rotundus, Quassia, Simaruba, Soursop, Spanish Cedar, Sweet Broom, Velvet Bean, Verbena, Wild Tomato, Wormbush, Wormseed, Water lemon.

Venereal Disease:
Sexually transmitted disease.
Abuta, Annato, Billy Goat Weed, Candlestick Senna, Hard Stick, Jatoba, Cordia, Kapok Tree, Averrhoa bilimbi, Papaya, Trumpet tree, Spondias Mombin, Phyllanthus, Sarsaparilla, Sweet Broom, Amarus, Verbena.

Venereal sores:
Sores acquired from venereal diseases.
Hard stick.

Vertigo:
Unsteadiness, faintness, unbalanced.
Guava, Phyllanthus, Amarus.

Vision:
Ability to see; perception of things through the action of light on the eyes and optic centers in the brain.
Sesamum indicum.

Vulnerary:
To heal wounds.
Andiroba, Billy Goat Weed, Candlestick Senna, Copaiba, Guava, Hard Stick, Periwinkle, Verbena, Wormseed.

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Warts:
Small, benign, often hard growth in the skin caused by a virus.
Euphorbia hirta, Cat's Claw, Papaya, Trumpet tree, Pau d'Arco.

Wounds:
Injury or break in the skin.
Andiroba, Billy Goat Weed, Bitter Melon, Candlestick Senna, Eclipta alba, Cassava, Cat's Claw, Copaiba, Hard Stick, Guava, Papaya, Passionflower, Pau d'Arco, Sarsaparilla, African eggplant, Sweet Broom, Virola Surinamensis.

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Xerophthalmia (ophthalmoxerosis):
Eye disorder resulting in dry eyes, hazy corneas, reduced tear production and roughness of the conjunctiva.
It is also associated with night blindness.
The primary cause of this disease is vitamin A deficiency
Treatment involves correcting the cause and administering vitamin A in therapeutic doses of 8,000 IU daily.
Awarra

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Yellow Fever:
Virus causes disease, transmitted by mosquitoes Aedes aegypti.
Verbena, Lantana Camara.

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