H e r b o l o g y   B o o k   O f   S h a d o w s Home Page Names of herbs Herb Simples Herbal Properties Uses of Herbs View My Stats This text is the initial length of test to stretch the tool tip Medicinal Properties Herbal Properties or Medicinal Actions are terms used to describe an expected effect on the human body by using a botanical ingredient. These are used to classify herbal botanicals to make it easier to select them. Medicinal Action Description Esculent Eatable as a food. Exanthematous Remedy for skin eruptions and diseases. Expectorant Facilitates expectoration (coughing). Agents used to induce expulsion or loosen phlegm of the mucous membranes of the bronchial and nasal passages. Expectorants often are combined with demulcents as ingredients in cough (due to cold) medicines. Febrifuge Abates and reduces fevers. Hepatic A remedy for diseases of the liver. Herpatic A remedy for skin diseases of all types. Laxative Promotes bowel action. Agents which are mild or feeble in their cathartic action. Lithontryptic Dissolves calculi in the urinary organs. Mucilaginous Soothing to all inflammation. Naturating Ripens and brings boils to a head. Nauseant Produces vomiting. Nerve Stimulant Useful for a temporary lift Nerve stimulants are useful for a temporary "lift" when health conditions do not prohibit caffeine. Nervine Acts specifically on the nervous system; stops nervous excitement. Agents which tend to abate, or temporarily relax, non-serious nervous irritation, due to excitement, strain or fatigue. Opthalmicum A remedy for eye diseases. Parturient Induces and promotes labor at childbirth. Pectoral A remedy for chest affections. Pages  . {1} . {2} . {3} . {4}   From the Raymond Bucklands Complete Book Of Witchcraft and some other sources

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