Therapeutic Terms

Parasiticide	destructive to parasites
Percutaneous	effected, occurring, or performed through the skin
Pharmacokinetics	study of absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination of drugs
Phlebotonic	having a toning action on the veins
Phlegm	mucus from the bronchial tubes
Phototoxic	causing skin discoloration by exposure to sunlight, together with certain essential oils
Phytomedicine	plant medicine or medicine derived from plant sources
Phytotherapy	the use of a wide variety of plants and plant extracts for the prevention and treatment of disease; herbalism
Probiotic	a preparation (as a dietary supplement) containing live bacteria (as lactobacilli) that is taken orally to restore beneficial bacteria to the body
Prophylactic	guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
Proving	in homeopathic medicine, the term used to describe the exhibition of symptoms that the remedy is supposed to alleviate or clean up
Pruritus	itchiness
Psychoactive	has a hallucinogenic, drug-like effect, capable of affecting mental activity and perception
Purgative	strongly laxative
Putrefaction	the decomposition of organic matter; especially the typically anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of foul-smelling incompletely oxidized products