- Naturalized
- A plant that is not native, but has been introduced and has adapted to the region.
- Naturant
- Any substance that is a good “drawing” medium.
- For example, it can bring boils to a head, creating a natural apex through which putrative matter can be expelled.
- Naturopathy
- The practice of treating disease without surgery or synthetic drugs.
- Nectary
- The organ of a plant that secretes nectar.
- Nervine
- Any substance that affects the nervous system either by stimulating it or through sedation.
- Nervines can be subdivided into three groups:
- a) nervine tonics strengthen and restore the nervous system;
- b) nervine relaxants ease anxiety and tension by soothing both the body and the mind;
- c) nervine stimulants directly stimulate nerve activity.
Some seem to work better with women while others work best in men.
- Neuralgia
- Pain in and originating along nerve fibers.
- Non-vascular Plant
- Plants lack a vascular system, which is a specialised system of tissues to carry water and dissolved food substances throughout the plant body.
- Nervines can be subdivided into three groups: