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Definitions, Measurements, and Other Information
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Definitions of Medical Actions
You will find the following most useful when referring to text books on herbs:
ALTERNATIVES
--Producing a healthful change without perception.
ANODYNE--Relieves pain.
ANTHELMINTIC
--A medicine that expels worms.
APERIENT
--Gentle laxative without purging.
AROMATIC
--A stimulant; spicy
ASTRINGENT
--Causes contractions and arrests discharges.
ANTIBILIOUS--Acts on the bile, relieving biliousness.
ANTIMETIC--Stops vomiting.
ANTILEPTIC--Relieves fits.
ANTIPERIODIC--Arrests morbid periodic movements.
ANTHILIC--Prevents the formation of stones in the urinary organs.
ANTIRHEUMATIC--Relieves and cures rheumatism.
ANTISCORBUTIC--Cures and prevents scurvy.
ANTISEPTIC--A medicine that aims at stopping putrification.
ANTISPASMODIC--Relieves and prevents spasms.
ANTISYPHILITIC--Having effect or curing venereal diseases.
CALMATIVES
--Used for their calming effect.
CARMINATIVE
--Expels wind from the bowels.
CATHARTIC
--Evacuating from the bowels.
CEPHALIC--Remedies used in diseases of the head.
CHOLOGOGUE--Increases the flow of bile.
CONDIMENT--Improves the flavor of food.
DEMULCENT
--Soothing; relieves inflammations.
DEOBSTRUENT--Removes obstructions.
DEPURATIVE--Purifies the blood.
DETERGENT--Cleansing to boils, ulcers, wounds, etc.
DIAPHORETIC
--Produces perspiration.
DISCUTIENT--Dissolves and heals tumors.
DIURETIC
--Increases the secretion and flow of urine.
EMETIC--Produces vomiting.
EMMENAGOGUE--Promotes menstruation.
EMOLLIENT
--Softens and soothes inflamed parts.
ESCULENT--Eatable as a food.
EXANTHEMATOUS--Remedy for skin eruptions and diseases.
EXPECTORANT
--Facilitates expectoration (coughing).
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.
LITHONTRYPTIC--Dissolves calculi in the urinary organs.
NATURATING--Ripens and brings boils to a head.
MUCILAGINOUS--Soothing to all inflammation.
NAUSEANT--Produces vomiting.
NERVINE
--Acts specifically on the nervous system; stops nervous excitement.
NERVE STIMULANTS
--Useful for a temporary "lift" when health conditions do not prohibit caffeine.
OPTHALMICUM--A remedy for eye diseases.
PARTURIENT--Induces and promotes labor at childbirth.
PECTORAL--A remedy for chest affections.
PURGATIVES
--Agents which induce copious evacuation.
REFRIGERANT
--Cooling.
RESOLVENT--Dissolves boils and tumors.
RUBIFACIENT--Increases circulation and produces red skin.
SEDATIVE
--A nerve tonic; promotes sleep.
SIALOGOGUE--Increases the secretion of saliva.
STIMULANT
--To quicken or increase various functional actions of the system.
STOMATIC--Strengthens the stomach. Relieves indigestion.
STYPTIC--Arrests bleeding.
SUDORIFIC
--Produces profuse perspiration.
TONIC
--A remedy which is invigorating and strengthening.
VERMIFUGE
--Expels worms from the system.
VULNERARY
--An application for minor external wounds.