10 BIODIVERSITY, OCCURENCE OF ORGANISMS AND THEIR EXTINCTION IS THE RESULT OF EVOLUTION

Selected common pharmaceutical terms

Pharmacy commonly uses specific terms, often with an international validity, that are indicated both on medicines and in the Patient Information Leaflet, in Table 2, there are examples of common pharmaceutical terms given.

Table 2: Pharmaceutical terms
TermMeaning of the termExamples of a plant
Analgesic used to relieve pain rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
Antidiarrhoeal provides symptomatic relief for diarrhoea bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)
Antipyretic reduces fever elder (Sambucus nigra)
Expectorant improve airway clearance during coughing ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
Local anesthetic causes absence of pain sensation sage (Salvia officinalis)