| Medicinal Action |
Description |
| Purgative |
Agents which induce copious evacuation. |
| Agents which induce copious evacuation. They are generally used for more stubborn conditions in adults, or used with other ingredients to modify or increase their action. Neither laxatives nor purgatives should be used when appendicitis is suspected or during pregnancy. Cathartics should only be used for occasional constipation. |
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| Refrigerant |
Cooling. |
| Generally a cooling beverage. |
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| Resolvent |
Dissolves boils and tumors. |
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| Rubifacient |
Increases circulation and produces red skin. |
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| Sedative |
A nerve tonic; promotes sleep. |
| Often used by women for the usual minor discomforts incidental to impending menstruation (not for delayed menstruation). |
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| Sialogogue |
Increases the secretion of saliva. |
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| Stimulant |
To increase the functions in the system |
| To quicken or increase various functional actions of the system. Stimulants refuse to act in the presence of an excess of animal foods and never act as quickly on persons who consume a lot of alcohol. |
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| Stomatic |
Strengthens the stomach. Relieves indigestion. |
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| Styptic |
Arrests bleeding. |
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| Sudorific |
Produces profuse perspiration. |
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| Tonic |
A remedy which is invigorating and strengthening. |
| Used for temporary loss of appetite. They stimulate the flow of saliva and gastric juices, assisting in the process of digestion. |
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| Vermifuge |
Expels worms from the system. |
| Medicines capable of destroying or expelling worms which inhabit the intestinal canal. Anthelmintics should only be administered by a physician. |
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| Vulnerer |
An application for minor external wounds. |
| An application for minor external wounds. Almost any green plant that does not have irritating constituents is useful for minor wounds, because of its chlorophyll content. Applications are generally most effective when the fresh herb is applied. |
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