The term germicidal
refers to therapeutic agents (e.g. natural substances
such as herbs, oils, or essences, or conventional pharmaceutical drugs)
that kill germs such as bacteria and other micro-organisms. Some dictionaries
define germicidal as destroying specifically disease-causing
micro organisms.
The meaning of the term germicidal is easily remembered
from its form:
The -cidal part of the word refers to the fact that this agent
kills/destroys something, and
the germ- part of the word indicates that the something it kills
is "germs".
For information about specific oils, herbs, and remedies
that may have properties including some of the actions mentioned in this
section, see other parts of this website.
For example, the pages about Aromatherapy
Essential Oils, Bach
Flower Remedies, Herbalism, Homeopathic
Remedies, Homeopathy and Massage
Carrier Oils . |
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This Section is about terms
that describe the actions (effects) of both pharmaceutical drugs
and natural remedies, e.g. astringent, decongestive, etc.. A full
list of terms defined in this section is on the left-hand-side of
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