Glossary

Economically Useful Plants and Entrepreneurial Botany

Glossary

Term: Description

Lubricant: Oily substance reduces friction.

Odour: Smell (pleasant or unpleasant).

Diuretic: Substance that promote urine production

Cirrhosis: A chronic liver disease typically caused by alcoholism or hepatitis.

Antioxidant: A substance that scavenges free radicals.

Carminative: A drug causing expulsion of gas from the stomach or bowel.

Malnutrition: Deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and / or nutrients

Spawn: Mycelium especially prepared for propagating mushrooms

Aromatic crops: Plants that produce aromatic oils.

Perfumery: The art or process of making perfume

Cosmetics: substances or products used foe personal grooming.

confectionary: a place where confections/ sweets are kept or made

Anti-inflammatory: the property of a substance or treatment that reduces swelling.

Alzheimer’s disease: A type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior

Ethnobiology: Ethnobiology is the study of relationships between peoples and plants.

Pharmacopoeia: Is a book containing directions for the identification of compound medicines, and published by the authority of a government or a medical or pharmaceutical society.

Fixative: A substance used to reduce the evaporation rate and improve stability when added to more volatile components.

Antiperspirant: Products whose primary function is to inhibit perspiration / sweat

Seasoning: The processing of food with spices and condiments to enhance the flavour.