Supplementary drugs
Drugs that play a supportive role and miscellaneous drug categories are in this list.
- acetohydroxamic acid
- acetylleucine
- acexamic acid
- achillea - any of several plants of the genus achillea native to europe and having small white flowers in flat topped flower heads
- alglucosidase alfa
- acid fuchsine
- acitazanolast
- aconite - any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves and blue or white flowers
- acridine orange
- acrolein - a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene
- acrylamide - a white crystalline amide of propenoic acid can damage the nervous system and is carcinogenic in laboratory animals
- actinoquinol sodium
- ademetionine
- adenine - (biochemistry) purine base found in dna and rna; pairs with thymine in dna and with uracil in rna
- adenosine phosphate
- adenosine triphosphate - a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions
- adiphenine
- adiphenine hydrochloride
- adipic acid - a carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon
- adonis vernalis
- adrenalone
- adrenalone hydrochloride
- aesculus - deciduous trees or some shrubs of north america; southeastern europe; eastern asia
- afelimomab
- aflatoxins
- agnus castus
- agrimony - a plant of the genus agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers
- alfalfa - leguminous plant grown for hay or forage; important european leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
- alfaprostol
- alglucerase
- imiglucerase
- alibendol
- allergen products
- almond oil - pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds
- agalsidase alfa
- agalsidase beta
- alpha 1 proteinase inhibitor
- alum - a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things); a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum; a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum; a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
- aluminium - a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
- aluminium acetate
- aluminium lactate
- aluminium sulfate
- ambucetamide
- ambutonium bromide
- amikhelline hydrochloride
- amilomer
- aminohippuric acid
- khellin
- visnadine
- ammonia - a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (nh3); a water solution of ammonia
- ammonium citrate
- ammonium phosphate
- amnion - thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
- amylase - any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar
- anagrelide hydrochloride
- anecortave
- anethole
- anethole trithione
- angelica - aromatic stems or leaves or roots of angelica archangelica; candied stalks of the angelica plant; any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels
- aniseed - liquorice flavored seeds or oil used in cookies or cakes or pickles
- anise oil
- anisodamine
- apis mellifera - social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces
- apricot - downy yellow to rosy colored fruit resembling a small peach; asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach; a shade of pink tinged with yellow
- aptiganel
- aptiganel hydrochloride
- arachis oil
- areca - any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern asia having egg shaped nuts
- aristolochia - birthworts; dutchman's pipe
- arnica - an ointment used in treating bruises; any of various rhizomatous usually perennial plants of the genus arnica; used especially in treating bruises
- arsenic trioxide - a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer
- arsine - a poisonous colorless flammable gas used in organic synthesis and to dope transistors and as a poison gas in warfare
- asafetida - the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic
- asarabacca - thick creeping evergreen herb of western europe
- asbestos - a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer
- ash - any of various deciduous pinnate leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus fraxinus; strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats; the residue that remains when something is burned; verb convert into ashes
- avena - oats
- avocado adj. Of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado; a pear shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed; tropical american tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
- azadirachta - genus of large important east indian trees: neem trees
- azapentacene sulfonate sodium
- azintamide
- azovan blue
- azulene
- bactericidal permeability increasing protein
- opebacan
- barium - a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
- barium chloride
- barium hydroxide lime
- basil - leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried; (roman catholic church) the bishop of caesarea who defended the roman catholic church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and doctor of the church (329 379); any of several old world tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus ocimum
- bay oil
- bayberry - deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern north america with grey green wax coated berries; west indian tree; source of bay rum
- bearberry - chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to arctic areas; deciduous shrub of southeastern and central united states; shrubby tree of the pacific coast of the united states; yields cascara sagrada
- belladonna - an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally; perennial eurasian herb with reddish bell shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in united states; roots and leaves yield atropine
- bendazol hydrochloride
- bentiromide
- benzaldehyde
- benzyl cinnamate
- benzyl isothiocyanate
- benzyl mandelate
- berberine
- bergamot oil
- betahistine
- betahistine hydrochloride
- betahistine mesilate
- betaine - a sweet tasting alkaloid that occurs in sugar beets
- betaine hydrochloride
- bethanechol chloride
- bibrocathol
- bicyclol
- bifendate
- bile acids and salts
- birch leaf
- black catechu - extract of the heartwood of acacia catechu used for dying and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally
- black currant - small black berries used in jams and jellies; widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic berries
- black currant seed oil
- black haw - upright deciduous shrub having frosted dark blue fruit; east and east central north america; deciduous tree of southeastern united states and mexico
- black nightshade - eurasian herb naturalized in america having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible
- blackthorn - erect and almost thornless american hawthorn with somewhat pear shaped berries; a thorny eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
- blue cohosh - tall herb of eastern north america and asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally
- bog myrtle - perennial plant of europe and america having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface
- boldo
- boneset - perennial herb of southeastern united states having white rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine; european herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in north america
- borage - leaves flavor sauces and punches; young leaves eaten in salads or cooked; hairy blue flowered european annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach
- borage oil
- borax - an ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate; used as a flux or cleansing agent
- boric acid - any of various acids containing boron and oxygen; a white or colorless slightly acid solid that is soluble in water and ethanol; used in the manufacture of glass and paper and adhesives and in detergents and as a flux in welding; also used as an antiseptic and food preservative
- borneol
- bornyl acetate
- bromelains
- ammonium bromide
- potassium bromide - a white crystalline salt (kbr) used as a sedative and in photography
- sodium bromide
- bromine - a nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water
- bryonia
- buchu
- bucillamine
- buckwheat - grain ground into flour; a member of the genus fagopyrum; annual asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour
- bucladesine sodium
- bufotenine
- buphenine hydrochloride
- burnet
- burnet saxifrage
- butcher - a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market; a brutal indiscriminate murderer; a retailer of meat; someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence; verb kill (animals) usually for food consumption
- s broom
- butinoline phosphate
- butterbur - small eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas
- butyl nitrite - a colorless pungent liquid sometimes used as a stimulant drug by drug abusers
- cadmium sulfate
- cajuput oil
- calamus - a genus of sparidae; the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally; any tropical asian palm of the genus calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes; the hollow spine of a feather; perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
- calcium carbimide
- calcium dihydrogen phosphate
- calcium dobesilate
- calcium hopantenate
- calcium hydroxide - a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
- calcium oxide - a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
- calcium saccharate
- calcium sulfate - a white salt (caso4)
- dried calcium sulfate
- calendula - any of numerous chiefly annual herbs of the genus calendula widely cultivated for their yellow or orange flowers; often used for medicinal and culinary purposes
- calumba
- camostat mesilate
- camphene
- camphor - a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment
- camylofin hydrochloride
- cannabidiol
- cannabis - the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect; any plant of the genus cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs
- canola oil - vegetable oil made from rapeseed
- cantharides
- cantharidin
- capsicum - any of various tropical plants of the genus capsicum bearing peppers; chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers
- caraway - leaves used sparingly in soups and stews; a eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed
- caraway oil
- carbon 13
- cardamom - aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces; rhizomatous herb of india having aromatic seeds used as seasoning
- cardamom oil
- carglumic acid
- carnauba wax - hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes
- caroverine
- cartilage and cartilage extracts
- carzenide
- oriental cashew
- cassia oil
- castor oil - a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medically
- catalase - enzyme found in most plant and animal cells that functions as an oxidative catalyst; decomposes hydrogen peroxide into hydrogen and water
- catechu - east indian spiny tree having twice pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu; extract of the heartwood of acacia catechu used for dying and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally
- cd4 antibodies
- red cedar - fragrant reddish wood of any of various red cedar trees; tall tree of the pacific coast of north america having foliage like cypress and cinnamon red bark; small juniper found east of rocky mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles; large valuable arborvitae of northwestern united states
- celery - stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning; widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked
- cellaburate
- cellobiose
- cellulase
- centaury - any plant of the genus centaurea; any of various plants of the genus centaurium
- cereus - genus of much branched treelike or shrubby cacti with proced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white
- ceruletide
- cevimeline hydrochloride
- chamomile - eurasian plant apple scented foliage and white rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus anthemis
- chaparral - dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
- chenodeoxycholic acid
- chloroacetophenone - a tear gas that is weaker than cs gas but lasts longer
- chloroplatinic acid
- chondroitin sulfate sodium
- chrome alum - a violet colored salt used in hide tanning and as a mordant in dyeing
- chromium trioxide
- chromocarb diethylamine
- chrysoidine hydrochloride citrate
- chymopapain
- chymotrypsin
- ciliary neurotrophic factor
- cimicifuga - small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions: bugbane
- cinametic acid
- cinchona bark - medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine
- cineole
- cinnamedrine
- cinnamedrine hydrochloride
- cinnamon - spice from the dried aromatic bark of the ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground; tropical asian tree with aromatic yellowish brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon; aromatic bark used as a spice
- cinnamon oil
- cinnamon bark oil
- cinnamon leaf oil
- citicoline
- citicoline sodium
- citiolone
- citral
- anhydrous citric acid
- citric acid monohydrate
- citronella oil
- clivers - annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; north america and europe and asia
- cloprostenol sodium
- clove - spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground; one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb; moderate sized very symmetrical red flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves; aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice
- clove oil - essential oil obtained from cloves and used to flavor medicines
- red clover - erect to decumbent short lived perennial having red purple to pink flowers; the most commonly grown forage clover
- cnicus benedictus - annual of mediterranean to portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers
- cobalt chloride
- cobalt oxide
- coccidioidin
- cocoyl caprylocaprate
- coenzyme a - a coenzyme present in all living cells; essential to metabolism of carbohydrates and fats and some amino acids
- cogalactoisomerase sodium
- colforsin
- colforsin daropate hydrochloride
- collagen - a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling
- collagenase - any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of collagen and gelatin
- colophony - translucent brittle substance produced from pine oleoresin; used especially in varnishes and inks and on the bows of stringed instruments
- comfrey - leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked; perennial herbs of europe and iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas
- complement blockers
- complement c1 esterase inhibitor
- condurango
- congo red - a red brown azo dye especially as a chemical ph indicator (congo red is red in basic and blue in acidic solutions)
- conivaptan hydrochloride
- convallaria - sometimes placed in family convallariaceae: lily of the valley
- copper acetate
- corbadrine
- coriander - parsley like herb used as seasoning or garnish; dried coriander seeds used whole or ground; old world herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley
- coriander oil
- corn silk
- cottonseed oil - edible oil pressed from cottonseeds
- couch grass - european grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in north america as a weed
- coumarin
- coutarea latiflora
- cowberry - low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of europe and asia and america bearing red edible berries; tart red berries similar to american cranberries but smaller
- cr gas
- cranberry - very tart red berry used for sauce or juice; any of numerous shrubs of genus vaccinium bearing cranberries
- crataegus - thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple
- creatine - an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocreatine; supplies energy for muscle contraction
- creatine phosphate - an organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid; found in the muscles of vertebrates where its hydrolysis releases energy for muscular contraction
- creatinine
- creatinolfosfate sodium
- crotalaria - any of various plants of the genus crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green manure crops
- cs gas - a tear gas that is stronger than cn gas but wears off faster; can be deployed by grenades or cluster bombs; can cause skin burns and fatal pulmonary edema
- cubeb - a cigarette containing cubeb; tropical southeast asian shrubby vine bearing spicy berrylike fruits; spicy fruit of the cubeb vine; when dried and crushed is used medicinally or in perfumery and sometimes smoked in cigarettes
- cucurbita - type genus of the cucurbitaceae
- cusparia
- cyanoacrylate adhesives
- cyclobutyrol sodium
- alfadex
- betadex
- hydroxypropylbetadex
- cymene - any of three isotopes of a colorless aromatic liquid hydrocarbon occuring in the volatile oil of cumin and thyme and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins
- cynara - artichoke; cardoon
- cynarine
- cypress - any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones; wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus cupressus
- cytidine - a nucleoside component of dna; composed of cytosine and deoxyribose
- cytisine
- cytochrome c - the most abundant and stable cytochrome; involved in energy transfer
- cytokines
- damiana
- dapiprazole hydrochloride
- dehydrocholic acid
- delmopinol hydrochloride
- demelverine hydrochloride
- denatonium benzoate
- deoxyribonucleic acid - (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
- dextran sulfate
- dextrorphan
- dextrorphan hydrochloride
- dibutyl sebacate
- dichlorodiethylsulfide
- digitalin - a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove
- dihydroxydibutylether
- diisopropanolamine
- dill - aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning; aromatic old world herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
- dill oil
- dimecrotic acid
- dimethoxymethane
- dimethyl sulfone
- dimethyltryptamine
- dimevamide
- dimevamide sulfate
- 4 dinitrochlorobenzene
- diolamine
- dioxins
- diphemanil metilsulfate
- diphenyl
- dipivefrine
- dipivefrine hydrochloride
- disodium guanylate
- disodium inosinate
- disodium uridine monophosphate
- disulfiram - a drug (trade name antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism; causes nausea and vomiting if alcohol is ingested
- dizocilpine maleate
- dolomite - a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer; a kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonate
- dong quai
- drosera - the type genus of droseraceae including many low bog inhabiting insectivorous plants
- drotaverine
- dulcamara
- ebselen
- echinacea - small genus of north american coarse perennial herbs
- eculizumab
- eledoisin
- eniluracil
- entsufon sodium
- epostane
- eprodisate disodium
- equisetum - horsetails; coextensive with the family equisetaceae
- etaden
- ethanethiol
- ethaverine hydrochloride
- ethyl cinnamate
- ethyl lactate
- ethyl nitrite
- ethyl oleate
- ethyl vanillin
- ethylene glycol - a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent
- ethylenediamine
- etiproston trometamol
- eucalyptus leaf
- eucalyptus oil - an essential oil obtained from the leaves of eucalypts
- eugenol
- euphorbia - type genus of the euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice
- euphrasia
- evening primrose - any of several plants of the family onagraceae
- evening primrose oil
- febuprol
- felypressin
- fenchone
- fencibutirol
- fenipentol
- fennel - fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture; leaves used for seasoning; aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads; any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems
- fennel oil
- fenoverine
- fenpipramide
- fenpipramide hydrochloride
- fenpiverinium bromide
- fenugreek - aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry; annual herb or southern europe and eastern asia having off white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry
- ferric chloride
- fibronectins
- fingolimod
- benzquercin
- diosmin
- ethoxazorutoside
- flavodate sodium
- hesperidin
- leucocianidol
- monoxerutin
- oxerutins
- quercetin
- rutoside
- troxerutin
- flopropione
- fluorescein - a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed)
- fluorescein dilaurate
- fluorescein sodium
- formic acid - a colorless pungent fuming vesicatory liquid acid hcooh found naturally in ants and many plants or made catalytically from carbon monoxide and steam; used in finishing textiles and paper and in the manufacture of insecticides and fumigants
- fosfocreatinine
- fosfructose trisodium
- frankincense - an aromatic gum resin obtained from various arabian or east african trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
- indian frankincense
- fucoidan
- fumitory - delicate european herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally
- gabexate mesilate
- gall - abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury; a skin sore caused by chafing; the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties; a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats; a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill will; an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill fitting or badly adjusted saddle; verb irritate or vex; become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
- galsulfase
- gamma aminobutyric acid - an amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter
- gamolenic acid
- linoleic acid - a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in plant fats and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition; used to make soap
- gangliosides
- garcinia cambogia - low spreading tree of indonesia yielding an orange to brown gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered
- garlic - aromatic bulb used as seasoning; bulbous herb of southern europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong flavored cloves
- gavestinel
- gelsemium - evergreen twining shrubs of americas and southeastern asia
- gene therapy
- gentian - any of various plants of the family gentianaceae especially the genera gentiana and gentianella and gentianopsis
- gentisic acid ethanolamide
- geraniol
- geranium oil
- germanium - a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite
- ginkgo biloba - deciduous dioecious chinese tree having fan shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree
- ginkgolides
- ginseng - chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers; aromatic root of ginseng plants
- glatiramer acetate
- glicofosfopeptical
- glucomannan
- gluconic acid
- gluconolactone
- glucosamine
- glucosamine hydrochloride
- glucosamine sulfate sodium chloride
- glucose oxidase
- glucose tests
- glucuronic acid
- gluten - a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough
- glycerol - a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
- glycerophosphoric acid
- sodium glycerophosphate
- glyceryl palmitostearate
- glycopyrronium bromide
- glycyrrhizic acid
- ammonium glycyrrhizate
- dipotassium glycyrrhizate
- gmdp
- gold adj. Made from or covered with gold; having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.; great wealth; coins made of gold; a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia; a deep yellow color
- gossypol
- grape - any of various juicy fruit of the genus vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters; any of numerous woody vines of genus vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
- gravel root
- greater celandine - perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers
- green lipped mussel
- griffonia simplicifolia
- grindelia - large genus of coarse gummy herbs of western north and central america
- ground ivy - trailing european aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in north america; sometimes placed in genus nepeta
- guaiacum resin
- guaiazulene
- guanidine hydrochloride
- guanosine - a nucleoside component of dna; composed of guanine and deoxyribose
- gutta percha - a whitish rubber derived from the coagulated milky latex of gutta percha trees; used for insulation of electrical cables
- haematoporphyrin
- hamamelis - deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel
- harmaline
- harmine
- helonias
- henna - a reddish brown dye used especially on hair; verb apply henna to one's hair
- heptaminol hydrochloride
- herniaria
- hexylene glycol
- hibiscus - any plant of the genus hibiscus
- histamine - amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the human immune system during allergic reactions
- histamine hydrochloride
- histamine phosphate
- histoplasmin
- homocysteine thiolactone hydrochloride
- horseradish - grated horseradish root; coarse eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root; the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning
- hyaluronic acid - a viscous mucopolysaccharide found in the connective tissue space and the synovial fluid of movable joints and the humors of the eye; a cementing and protective substance
- sodium hyaluronate
- hyaluronidase - an enzyme (trade name hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability of connective tissue and the absorption of fluids
- hydrangea - any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus hydrangea
- hydrastine hydrochloride
- hydrastinine hydrochloride
- hydrastis - small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern united states and japan
- hydrazine sulfate
- hydrochloric acid - an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride; a strongly corrosive acid
- hydrofluoric acid - a weak poisonous liquid acid; formed by solution of hydrogen fluoride in water
- hydroquinine hydrobromide
- hydroxyamfetamine hydrobromide
- hydroxyapatite
- hydroxymethylnicotinamide
- hydroxyquinoline sulfate
- potassium hydroxyquinoline sulfate
- hymecromone
- hyoscyamus - genus of poisonous herbs: henbane
- hypoglycin a
- hypophosphorous acid - a clear or yellow monobasic acid (h3po2)
- hyssop - bitter leaves used sparingly in salads; dried flowers used in soups and tisanes; a european mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil
- ibogaine
- icatibant acetate
- iceland moss - lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol
- idanpramine
- idanpramine hydrochloride
- idanpramine sulfate
- idursulfase
- indigo carmine
- indocyanine green
- inhibin
- inosine - a nucleoside that is formed by the deamination of adenosine; used in kidney transplantation to provide a temporary source of sugar
- inositol - an optically inactive alcohol that is a component of the vitamin b complex
- interleukins
- interleukin 1
- interleukin 1 receptor antagonists
- interleukin 2 fusion toxins
- interleukin 6
- elsilimomab
- tocilizumab
- interleukin 10
- ilodecakin
- edodekin alfa
- intrinsic factor - a substance produced by the mucosa of the stomach and intestines that is essential for the absorption of vitamin b12
- inulin - used to manufacture fructose and in assessing kidney function
- iris versicolor - a common iris of the eastern united states having blue or blue violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally
- isobutyl nitrite - a colorless pungent liquid sometimes used as a stimulant drug by drug abusers
- isofagomine
- isometheptene hydrochloride
- isometheptene mucate
- isospaglumic acid
- spaglumic acid
- isoxsuprine hydrochloride
- ivy - old world vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
- jamaica dogwood - small tree of west indies and florida having large odd pinnate leaves and panicles of red striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons
- java tea
- jin bu huan
- juniper - coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones; desert shrub of syria and arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the old testament; sometimes placed in genus genista
- juniper oil
- kallidinogenase
- kava - an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub
- keracyanin
- keratinase
- kinkeliba
- klebsiella pneumoniae glycoprotein
- knotgrass - low growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems
- krebiozen
- kveim antigen
- laburnum - flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonous
- lactic acid - a clear odorless hygroscopic syrupy carboxylic acid found in sour milk and in many fruits
- lactobionic acid
- lactoferrin
- lactoperoxidase
- laetrile - a substance derived from amygdalin; publicized as an antineoplastic drug although there is no supporting evidence
- laminaria - type genus of the family laminariaceae: perennial brown kelps
- lappa
- laronidase
- lavender adj. Of a pale purple color; any of various old world aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated
- lavender oil
- lawsone
- lead - the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead'); mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil; thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing; an advantage held by a competitor in a race; evidence pointing to a possible solution; the introductory section of a story; a news story of major importance; (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base; (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning; the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile); a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey; a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal; the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal combustion engine; an indication of potential opportunity; an actor who plays a principal role; verb cause to undertake a certain action; travel in front of; go in advance of others; take somebody somewhere; tend to or result in; be ahead of others; be the first; pass or spend; preside over; lead, as in the performance of a composition; move ahead (of others) in time or space; be in charge of; be conducive to; have as a result or residue; stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; lead, extend, or afford access; cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- lecithin - a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal cells; used commercially as an emulsifier
- leishmanin
- lemon - an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory; a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons; yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh; a small evergreen tree that originated in asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit; a strong yellow color
- lemon oil - fragrant yellow oil obtained from the lemon peel
- terpeneless lemon oil
- lemon grass oil
- lemon verbena
- lentinan
- lepromin
- leptin
- lerdelimumab
- levomenol
- lexipafant
- linseed - the seed of flax used as a source of oil
- linseed oil - a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints
- lithium benzoate
- lixivaptan
- lobenzarit sodium
- lodoxamide
- lodoxamide ethyl
- lodoxamide trometamol
- lomifylline
- loosestrife - any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus lysimachia; any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus lythrum
- glyceryl trioleate
- lovage root
- luprostiol
- lupulus
- lycopene - carotenoid that makes tomatoes red; may lower the risk of prostate cancer
- lysergide
- mace oil
- macrogols
- magnesium glutamate hydrobromide
- maleic acid - a colorless crystalline compound found in unripe fruit (such as apples or tomatoes or cherries) and used mainly to make polyester resins
- malic acid
- mallow - any of various plants of the family malvaceae
- malotilate
- mammalian tissue extracts
- manuka
- marjoram - pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets; aromatic eurasian perennial
- mastic - an evergreen shrub of the mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resin; a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler; an aromatic exudate from the mastic tree; used chiefly in varnishes
- meadowsweet
- meclofenoxate hydrochloride
- meglumine
- melaleuca oil
- melanocyte stimulating hormone
- melanostatin
- melatonin - hormone secreted by the pineal gland
- melilot - erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement
- melissa - a genus of old world mints of the family labiatae
- melissa oil
- menbutone
- menthol - a lotion containing menthol which gives it the smell of mint; a crystalline compound that has the cool and minty taste and odor that occurs naturally in peppermint oil; used as a flavoring and in medicine to relieve itching, pain, and nasal congestion
- menthone
- menyanthes - the type genus of the menyanthaceae; one species: bogbeans
- mercaptamine
- mercaptamine bitartrate
- mercaptamine hydrochloride
- mercuric chloride - a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative
- yellow mercuric oxide
- mercurous chloride - a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic
- mercury - temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun; (roman mythology) messenger of jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of greek hermes; a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
- mescaline - the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons
- mesoglycan sodium
- metamfepramone hydrochloride
- metergoline
- metesculetol sodium
- methacholine chloride
- methiosulfonium chloride
- methyl fluorosulfate
- methylenedioxycinnamic acid
- methylhydroxyquinoline metilsulfate
- methylmethacrylate
- metochalcone
- metocinium iodide
- metyrapone
- miglustat
- dementholised mint oil
- miracle fruit
- mistletoe - shrub of central and southeastern europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks; old world parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of christmas; american plants closely resembling old world mistletoe
- mitratapide
- monoctanoin
- monoethanolamine
- monoethanolamine oleate
- monosodium glutamate - white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in chinese cooking
- motherwort - bitter old world herb of hedgerows and woodland margins having toothed leaves and white or pale pink flowers
- moxaverine hydrochloride
- mozavaptan
- mulungu
- mumps skin test antigen
- muramidase hydrochloride
- poisonous mushrooms or toadstools
- musk - the scent of a greasy glandular secretion from the male musk deer; an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative
- black mustard - widespread eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard
- allyl isothiocyanate
- myristyl alcohol
- myrrh - aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume
- myrtillus
- myrtle - widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue violet flowers; any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus myrtus
- nadide
- nafamostat mesilate
- naphthylacetic acid
- natalizumab
- neroli oil - an odoriferous yellow oil found in orange flowers and used in perfumery and as a flavoring
- vx
- neutral red
- niaouli oil
- nicaraven
- nicergoline
- nicotine - an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide
- nicotine resinate
- nicotine tartrate
- nitisinone
- nitric acid - acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels
- nitrobenzene - a poisonous oily water soluble liquid used as a solvent and in the manufacture of aniline
- nix 0699
- nucleic acid - (biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotide chains that are vital constituents of all living cells
- nutmeg - hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground; east indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace
- nutmeg oil
- nux vomica - a medicine made from the seeds of an asiatic tree; contains strychnine and brucine; formerly used as a stimulant
- oak bark
- octamylamine
- octanoic acid
- sodium octanoate
- olaquindox
- oleander - an ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to east indies but widely cultivated in warm regions
- olive adj. Of a yellow green color similar to that of an unripe olive; a yellow green color of low brightness and saturation; one seeded fruit of the european olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish; hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork; evergreen tree cultivated in the mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits; small ovoid fruit of the european olive tree; important food and source of oil
- olive oil - oil from olives
- ololiuqui
- onion - an aromatic flavorful bulb; bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb; edible bulb of an onion plant
- ononis - genus of european subshrubs or herbs having pink or purple or yellow solitary or clustered flowers: restharrow
- bitter orange - highly acidic orange used especially in marmalade; any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock
- sweet orange - orange with sweet juicy pulp; often has a thin skin; probably native to southern china; widely cultivated as source of table and juice oranges
- sweet orange oil
- terpeneless orange oil
- orazamide
- orchis mascula - eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike
- oregano - aromatic eurasian perennial; pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets
- orlistat
- ornipressin
- orotic acid
- orthodichlorobenzene
- oryzanol
- osalmid
- otilonium bromide
- oxaceprol
- oxalic acid - a toxic colorless crystalline organic acid found in oxalis and other plants; used as a bleach and rust remover and in chemical analysis
- ozagrel
- palifermin
- palmarosa
- palmidrol
- pancreatin - extract from the pancreas of animals that contains pancreatic enzymes; used to treat pancreatitis and other conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions
- pancrelipase
- pancreozymin
- pangamic acid
- panthenol
- dexpanthenol
- papain - a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya; used as a meat tenderizer
- paradichlorobenzene
- paraphenylenediamine
- paratoluenediamine
- parsley - aromatic herb with flat or crinkly leaves that are cut finely and used to garnish food; annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves
- parsley piert
- passion flower
- patchouli - a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant; small east indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes
- patent blue v
- pegademase
- pegaptanib sodium
- penicilloyl polylysine
- pentagastrin
- black pepper - pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on; climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern india and sri lanka; naturalized in northern burma and assam
- pepsin - an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones
- perflubron
- perflunafene
- perfluorooctane
- persic oil
- peru balsam
- pexelizumab
- phencyclidine hydrochloride - a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen
- phenolsulfonphthalein
- phenylpropanol
- phloroglucinol
- phosgene - a colorless poisonous gas that smells like new mown hay; used in chemical warfare
- phosphatidyl choline
- phosphatidyl serine
- phosphoric acid - an acid used in fertilizers and soaps: h3po4
- phosphorus - a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms; a planet (usually venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky
- physalis - ground cherries
- picibanil
- pidotimod
- pilewort - perennial herb native to europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles
- pinaverium bromide
- maritime pine
- scots pine - medium large two needled pine of northern europe and asia having flaking red brown bark
- pine oil
- pine silvestris oil
- pinene
- pipoxolan
- pipoxolan hydrochloride
- pirenoxine sodium
- pirfenidone
- pirglutargine
- piridoxilate
- pirisudanol maleate
- pitofenone hydrochloride
- powdered pituitary
- posterior lobe
- plantain - starchy banana like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics; a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics; any of numerous plants of the genus plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally
- plastics
- pleurisy root - erect perennial of eastern and southern united states having showy orange flowers
- pokeroot
- polacrilin potassium
- poliglusam
- poliglusam hydrochloride
- pollen and pollen extracts
- poly a
- poly u
- poly I
- poly c
- polysaccharide k
- polytef
- poplar buds
- poppy seed oil
- potassium aminobenzoate
- potassium borotartrate
- potassium bromate
- potassium chlorate - a white salt (kclo3) used in matches, fireworks, and explosives; also used as a disinfectant and bleaching agent
- potassium hydroxide - a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry
- potassium metaphosphate
- pramiverine hydrochloride
- pregnancy and fertility tests
- prenylamine
- prenylamine lactate
- primula root
- proadifen hydrochloride
- lactic acid producing organisms
- promelase
- pronase
- propolis
- protoporphyrin ix disodium
- proxazole citrate
- prozapine hydrochloride
- psilocin - a hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom
- psilocybine
- pulegium oil
- colfosceril palmitate
- sinapultide
- pulsatilla - includes a group of plants that in some classifications are included in the genus anemone: pasqueflowers
- pumilio pine oil
- punarnava
- pyricarbate
- quassia - handsome south american shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark; a bitter compound used as an insecticide and tonic and vermifuge; extracted from the wood and bark of trees of the genera quassia and picrasma
- quebracho
- quinagolide hydrochloride
- quinine and urea hydrochloride
- quinine ascorbate
- ramatroban
- ranibizumab
- rapeseed oil - edible light yellow to brown oil from rapeseed used also as a lubricant or illuminant
- raspberry leaf
- relaxin - hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy; relaxes the pelvic ligaments and prepares the uterus for labor
- resveratrol
- rhamnose
- rhatany root
- rhus - deciduous or evergreen shrubs and shrubby trees of temperate and subtropical north america, south africa, eastern asia and northeastern australia; usually limited to nonpoisonous sumacs (see genus toxicodendron)
- ribonuclease - a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid
- ribonucleic acid - (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
- ribwort plantain
- ricin - a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon
- ricinoleic acid - an oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap
- rilonacept
- riluzole
- rimonabant
- rociverine
- rose bengal sodium
- rose fruit
- rose oil - a volatile fragrant oil obtained from fresh roses by steam distillation
- rosemary - extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats; widely cultivated for its fragrant grey green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
- rosemary oil
- roxarsone
- royal jelly - a secretion of the pharyngeal glands of bees that is fed to very young larvae and to bees destined to be queens
- rubber adj. Returned for lack of funds; an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera hevea and ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products; any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber; a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow; contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse; an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil; verb coat or impregnate with rubber
- rubidium iodide
- rue oil
- ruscogenin
- sacrosidase
- sage adj. Of the grey green color of sage leaves; having wisdom that comes with age and experience; aromatic fresh or dried grey green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc; a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom; any of various plants of the genus salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
- sage oil
- salicyl alcohol
- salverine hydrochloride
- salvia divinorum - an herb from oaxaca that has a powerful hallucinogenic effect; the active ingredient is salvinorin
- sambucus - elder; elderberry
- sandalwood - close grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of the true sandalwood; has insect repelling properties and is used for carving and cabinetwork
- sanguinaria - one species: bloodroot
- sapropterin hydrochloride
- sarsaparilla - carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla root or with birch oil and sassafras; any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical american genus smilax having aromatic roots and heart shaped leaves
- sassafras oil - oil from root bark of sassafras trees; used in perfumery and as a disinfectant
- satavaptan
- saxitoxin - a powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides; it can accumulate in mollusks that feed on the dinoflagellates and cause food poisoning to humans
- schick test - a skin test for immunity to diphtheria
- schisandra
- scoparium
- sea buckthorn
- sea buckthorn oil
- seaweeds
- kelps
- and wracks
- secretin - peptic hormone produced by the mucous lining of the small intestine; can stimulate secretion by the pancreas and liver
- selfotel
- senecio - enormous and diverse cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs and vines and herbs including many weeds
- senicapoc
- senlizumab
- sepia - type genus of the sepiidae; rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes; a shade of brown with a tinge of red
- serotonin - a neurotransmitter involved in e.G. Sleep and depression and memory
- serrapeptase
- sesame oil - oil obtained from sesame seeds
- shark liver oil
- shellac - a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood; lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white; verb cover with shellac
- shepherd - a clergyman who watches over a group of people; a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock; verb tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats; watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils
- s purse
- siam benzoin
- siberian ginseng
- sigetin
- silver adj. Having the white lustrous sheen of silver; made from or largely consisting of silver; expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; coins made of silver; a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography; silverware eating utensils; a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition; a light shade of grey; verb turn silver; make silver in color; coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam
- silver acetate
- silver nitrate - a nitrate used in making photographic emulsions; also used in medicine as a cautery and as a topical antibacterial agent
- silver protein - a colloid preparation of protein (albumin or gelatin) and silver oxide; used in aqueous solution as an antibacterial agent
- sincalide
- sivelestat
- sivelestat sodium
- skullcap - rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head; a herbaceous plant of the genus scutellaria which has a calyx that, when inverted, resembles a helmet with its visor raised; the dome of the skull
- skunk cabbage - clump forming deciduous perennial swamp plant of western north america similar to symplocarpus foetidus but having a yellow spathe; deciduous perennial low growing fetid swamp plant of eastern north america having minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple cowl shaped spathe
- slippery elm - north american elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood
- soapwort - plant of european origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
- soda lime - a mixture of sodium and calcium hydroxides; absorbs liquids and gases
- sodium aminobenzoate
- sodium arsenate
- sodium camsilate
- sodium carbonate anhydrous
- sodium carbonate decahydrate
- sodium carbonate monohydrate
- sodium chlorate - a colorless salt (naclo3) used as a weed killer and an antiseptic
- sodium dichloroacetate
- sodium dithionite
- sodium gluconate
- sodium humate
- sodium hydroxide - a strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and paper and aluminum and various sodium compounds
- sodium iodoheparinate
- sodium methylarsinate
- sodium morrhuate
- sodium phenylacetate
- sodium phenylbutyrate
- sodium polymetaphosphate
- sodium pyrophosphate - a sodium salt of pyrophosphoric acid used as a builder in soaps and detergents
- sodium pyruvate
- sodium silicate - a viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggs
- sodium succinate
- solidago - goldenrod
- sorrel adj. Of a light brownish color; a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color; large sour tasting arrowhead shaped leaves used in salads and sauces; east indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber; any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine; any plant or flower of the genus oxalis
- daidzein
- genistein
- sparteine sulfate
- spearmint - common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring
- spearmint oil - an aromatic oil obtained from the spearmint plant
- spike lavender - mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields spike lavender oil
- spike lavender oil - pale yellow essential oil obtained from spike lavender used in scenting soaps and cosmetics
- spirulina
- star anise - small shrubby tree of japan and taiwan; flowers are not fragrant; small tree of china and vietnam bearing anise scented star shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative; anise scented star shaped fruit or seed used in oriental cooking and medicine
- star anise oil
- stearic acid - a waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats
- stone root - erect perennial strong scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern united states
- storax - a vanilla scented resin from various trees of the genus styrax
- stramonium
- streptodornase - an enzyme produced by some hemolytic strains of streptococcus that dissolves fibrinous secretions from infections; used medicinally (often in combination with streptokinase)
- strontium chloride
- strychnine - an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant
- strychnine hydrochloride
- strychnine nitrate
- strychnine sulfate
- suanzaorentang
- subtilisin a
- sucrose octa acetate
- sulfobromophthalein sodium
- sulfuric acid - (h2so4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry
- sulphan blue
- sumatra benzoin
- summer savory - herb with delicately flavored leaves with many uses; erect annual herb with oval leaves and pink flowers; used to flavor e.G. Meats or soups or salads; southeastern europe and naturalized elsewhere
- surgibone
- taltirelin
- tannic acid - any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine
- tansy - common perennial aromatic herb native to eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally
- taraxacum - an asterid dicot genus of the family compositae including dandelions
- tartaric acid - an acid found in many fruits; used in soft drinks and confectionery and baking powder
- taurine adj. Of or relating to or resembling a bull; a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals
- terlipressin
- terlipressin acetate
- terpineol
- tesmilifene hydrochloride
- tetrabenazine
- tetrachlorodecaoxide
- tetramethylammonium iodide
- thalidomide - a sedative and hypnotic drug; withdrawn from sale after discovered to cause severe birth defects because it inhibits angiogenesis
- thallium acetate
- theobroma - cacao plants
- theodrenaline hydrochloride
- thioctic acid
- thiomucase
- thiotriazoline
- thiram
- thorium dioxide
- thuja - red cedar
- thymalfasin
- thyme - leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables; any of various mints of the genus thymus
- thyme oil
- thymidine - a nucleoside component of dna; composed of thymine and deoxyribose
- thymus hormones
- tiaprost trometamol
- tibezonium iodide
- tilactase
- tilarginine
- tilia - deciduous trees with smooth usually silver grey bark of north america and europe and asia: lime trees; lindens; basswood
- timonacic
- tin - a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide; airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.; metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour; verb prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface; plate with tin; preserve in a can or tin
- tin protoporphyrin
- tiropramide hydrochloride
- titanium - a light strong grey lustrous corrosion resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
- tolonium chloride
- tolvaptan
- tonzonium bromide
- tormentil
- transfer factor
- transforming growth factor antibodies
- trepibutone
- tribenoside
- tribulus terrestris
- tributyl acetylcitrate
- triethyl citrate
- trilostane
- trimebutine maleate
- trinitrophenol
- trolamine
- trometamol
- trypan blue
- trypsin - an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units
- tuberculins
- tucaresol
- javanese turmeric
- turpentine oil
- tyramine hydrochloride
- ubidecarenone
- ulinastatin
- uracil - a base containing nitrogen that is found in rna (but not in dna) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
- urazamide
- uridine
- uridine triphosphate
- ursodeoxycholic acid
- urtica - a nettle yielding fiber resembling flax
- usnea barbata - greenish grey pendulous lichen growing on trees
- acevaltrate
- didrovaltrate
- valtrate
- valerian - a plant of the genus valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or ink flowers
- valspodar
- vanilla adj. Plain and without any extras or adornments; flavored with vanilla extract; a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans; a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans); any of numerous climbing plants of the genus vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers
- vanillin - a crystalline compound found in vanilla beans and some balsam resins; used in perfumes and flavorings
- varenicline
- varenicline tartrate
- vascular endothelial growth factor
- vasoactive intestinal peptide
- aviptadil
- vasopressin - hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
- argipressin
- argipressin tannate
- lypressin - an antidiuretic and vasoconstrictor used to treat diabetes insipidus
- hydrogenated vegetable oil
- veratrine
- green veratrum
- white veratrum
- verbascum - genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leaves
- verbenone
- ver vain
- vetrabutine hydrochloride
- vinburnine
- vincamine
- vinpocetine
- vinyl chloride
- water - a fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent; once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (empedocles); a facility that provides a source of water; the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); liquid excretory product; verb secrete or form water, as tears or saliva; supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; fill with tears; provide with water
- purified water
- water for injections
- wheat - grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour; annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
- wheat germ oil
- wild carrot - a widely naturalized eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots
- wild cherry bark
- wild lettuce
- wild pansy - a common and long cultivated european herb from which most common garden pansies are derived
- wild thyme - aromatic dwarf shrub common on banks and hillsides in europe; naturalized in united states
- xanthine containing beverages
- xanthopterin
- xylazine
- xylazine hydrochloride
- xylose - a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics
- yellow dock - european dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in north america
- ylang ylang - evergreen asian tree with aromatic greenish yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental
- yucca - any of several evergreen plants of the genus yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers; warmer regions of north america
- zanthoxylum fruit
- zein
- zilpaterol hydrochloride
- zinc ricinoleate
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