ggram
GAglycyrrhetinic acid
GABAgamma-amino-butyric acid
GCGarcinia cambogia
GERDgastroesophageal reflux disease
GFGgreen farmacy garden
GIgastrointestinal
GLAgamma-linolenic acid
GMOgenetically modified organism
gpgguinea pig
GTFglucosyl-transferase
h (as a score for an activity or indication)
homeopathic
HCAhydroxycitric acid
HCNhydrocyanic acid
HDRHerbal Desk Reference; online ver-
sion under my Medical Botany Syl-
labus (MBS)
HFRhuman fatality reported
HLEhuman leukocyte elastase
HMGhydroxymethylglutarate
hmnhuman
HRThormone replacement therapy
iarintraarterial
IBDinflammatory bowel disease
IBSirritable bowel syndrome
ICinhibitory concentration
ICMRIndian Council of Medical Research
ID50inhibitory dose at which 50% of activ-
ity is inhibited
IgEimmunoglobulin-E
igsintragastric
ihlinhalation
ILinterleukin
imsintramuscular
incincorporated
indintradermal
infinfusion
iprintraperitoneal
ithintrathecal
ivnintravenous
LD50lethal dose at which 50% of experi-
mental population is killed
LDlolowest reported lethal dose
lfleaf
lliter
MAOImonoamine oxidase inhibitor
MDRmultidrug resistant
mgmilligram
MICused differently by various sources;
minimum inhibiting concentration or
mean inhibiting concentration
mkymonkey
mlmilliliter
MLDused differently by various sources;
Merck meaning minimum lethal
dose; some other sources meaning
mean lethal dose, and some do not
define it (with apologies to the reader
from the compiler)
mMmillimole
MMP-9matrix metalloproteinase-
musmouse
NH3ammonia
NIDDMnoninsulin-dependent diabetes
mellitus
NKCnatural killer cell
NOnitric oxide
NWPNorthwest Province or Pushtu (dia-
lect at border of northwestern
Afghanistan)
OCDobsessive compulsive disorder
ODCornithine-decarboxylase
OPColigomeric procyanidin
ORACoxygen radical absorbance capacity
orloral
OTCover the counter (or approved for sale
in Europe)
ozounce
PA pyrrolizidine alkaloids
PAF platelet aggregating factor
parparenteral
pcpersonal communication
PEITCphenethylisothiocyanate
pers. comm.personal communication
PGprostaglandin
pgnpigeon
PKCprotein kinase C
PMSpremenstrual syndrome
pppages
ppmparts per million
PSAprostate-specific antigen
PTKprotein tyrosine kinase
rbtrabbit
RSVrespiratory syncytial virus
RTreverse transcriptase
SADseasonal affective disorder
SAMS-adenosylmethionine
scusubcutaneous