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Calmative:

a sedative.

Carcinogen:

any substance or agent that tends to produce cancer.

Cardiac:

pertaining to the heart.

Carotene:

any of three yellow or orange fat soluble pigments having the formula C40 H56, found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed into vitamin A in the liver.

Carminitive:

settles the digestive system, relieves flatulence.

Cellulite:

accumulation of toxic matter in the form of fat in the tissue.

Cephalic:

remedy for disorders of the head.

Chlorophyll:

the green pigment of plant leaves and algae, essential to their production of carbohydrates by photosynthesis.

Cholesterol:

a steroid alcohol found in nervous tissue, red blood cells, animal fat and bile. Excess can lead to gall stones.