"herb" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Some herbs and spices contain quite high amounts, although meat, poultry, fish, eggs and dairy products all have little to no salicylates.
- Some people use figwort as a substitute for devil's claw, because the two herbs contain similar chemicals.
- An herb prepared as a tea may contain none of the active ingredients if those ingredients do not dissolve in water.
- Some traditional herbs contain natural corticosteroids, which may reduce itching.
- These herbs contain a poisonous chemical called atropine.
- For example, some herbs and drugs contain substances that have a mild testosterone-like effect.
- Several herbs contain natural plant estrogens (phytoestrogens) that are similar to but weaker than the estrogen hormone found in a woman's body.
- Similarly, some herbs and spices naturally contain substances which, in high concentrations, can cause health problems.
- The herb contains the alkaloid leonurine, which is a mild vasodilator and has a relaxing effect on smooth muscles.
- The herb, its maker claims, "contains no plant hormones, unlike soy/genistein and black cohosh."
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