Ino Health Dictionary

The process by which infective material is brought into the system through a small wound in the skin or in a mucous membrane. Many infectious diseases are contracted by accidental inoculation of microbes – as is blood-poisoning (see SEPTICAEMIA). Inoculation is now used as a preventive measure against many infectious diseases. (See also VACCINE.)... inoculation

A sugar compound that is one constituent of some phospholipids (see LIPID) found in cells. It is found in many foods but, although sometimes classi?ed as a VITAMIN, it is not a vital part of the human diet.... inositol

Adjective describing anything that affects the force of muscle contraction. It is usually applied to the heart muscle; an inotrope such as DIGOXIN is a drug that improves its contraction. Beta-blocker drugs such as PROPRANOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE have negative inotropic properties.... inotropic

Linn.

Family: Guttiferae; Clusiaceae.

Habitat: Coastal regions, particularly Orissa, Karnataka, Maharashtra and the Andamans. Also cultivated as an ornamental tree.

English: Indian Laurel, Alexandrian Laurel.

Ayurvedic: Punnaaga, Tunga, Sultaan champaa, Naagchampaa, Raajchampaa.

Siddha/Tamil: Punnai, Punnagam.

Action: Oil of seeds—specific for scabies and other skin diseases, and for rheumatism. Used in the treatment of genitourinary and venereal diseases. Bark—juice is taken as purgative; pounded with water is applied in orchitis, and for dressing ulcers. Root bark— antibacterial, used for indolent ulcers. Leaf—used in vertigo and migraine, also for chicken pox, skin inflammations, scabies, sunburn. Flowers and stamens—used as a substitute for Naagakesara (Mesua ferrea Linn.)

The root bark and heartwood contain xanthones. The xanthones exhibited anti-inflammatory activity in rats against carrageenan-induce oedema; also CNS depressant activity. Jaca- reubin and 6-deoxy derivatives exhibited antiulcer activity in rats.

Calophyllolide, a complex 5-Ph- coumarin isolated from nuts, showed antiarrhythmic (as effective as quini- dine), bradycardiac coronary dilator, and anticoagulant, also anti-inflammatory and antiarthritic activity.

Dosage: Leaf, flower, bark—3-5 g powder; 50-100 ml decoction. (CCRAS.)... calophyllum inophyllum

(Spanish) One who is pure and innocent

Innocencia, Innocenta, Inocenta, Inocentia, Inoceneia, Innoceneia, Innocentia, Innocence... inocencia

(Hawaiian) A faithful woman... inoke

A term applied to any condition that cannot be alleviated or cured by surgery, particularly cancers.... inoperable

A term used to refer to any of the large group of substances that do not contain carbon and to a few simple carbon compounds (for example, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide).

Examples of inorganic substances include table salt (sodium chloride) and bicarbonate of soda (sodium bicarbonate).... inorganic

n. any material that is used for inoculation.... inoculum

a *antiviral drug that is administered by mouth to treat herpes simplex infections (cold sores and genital herpes) and genital warts.... inosine pranobex

(IP3) a short-lived biochemical *second messenger formed from *phospholipid in the cell membrane when a chemical messenger (e.g. a hormone or serotonin) binds to receptors on the cell surface. Inositol triphosphate triggers the rapid release of calcium into the cell fluid, which initiates various cellular processes, such as smooth muscle contraction and the release of glucose, histamine, etc. Inositol triphosphate exists for only a few seconds before being converted to inositol by the action of a sequence of enzymes.... inositol triphosphate

see mitral stenosis; valvuloplasty.... inoue balloon