Materia Medica

Materials or substances used in the composition of traditional medical remedies. The use of this term in MeSH was formerly restricted to historical articles or those concerned with traditional medicine, but it can also refer to homeopathic remedies. Nosodes are specific types of homeopathic remedies prepared from causal agents or disease products.

Year introduced: 1988

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Tree Number(s): D26.526

MeSH Unique ID: D008419

Entry Terms:

• Medica, Materia
• Homeopathic Remedies
• Remedies, Homeopathic
• Nosodes

Previous Indexing:

• Drugs (1966-1987)
• Folklore (1968-1987)
• Medicine, Arabic (1966-1987)
• Medicine, Ayurvedic (1966-1987)
• Medicine, Chinese Traditional (1975-1987)
• Medicine, Herbal (1966-1987)
• Medicine, Oriental Traditional (1966-1987)
• Medicine, Traditional (1966-1987)

See Also:

• Homeopathy
• Phytotherapy
• Medicine, Traditional
• Plant Extracts

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