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Materia Medica MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Materia Medica
Tree Number(s)
D26.526
Unique ID
D008419
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008419
Annotation
prefer the more specific PHYTOTHERAPY or HOMEOPATHY; coord IM with specific substance IM; for use in therapy coord /‌ther use (IM) with substance /‌ther use (IM) if permitted + disease /*drug ther (IM); do not capitalize Chinese names of various substances in titles or translations
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Homeopathic Remedies
Nosodes
Registry Numbers
0
NLM Classification #
QV 760
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
Medicine, Traditional
Phytotherapy
Plant Extracts
Public MeSH Note
88
History Note
88
Date Established
1988/01/01
Date of Entry
1987/03/23
Revision Date
2003/07/09
Materia Medica Preferred
Homeopathic Remedies Narrower
Nosodes Narrower
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