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Definitions and Herbal actions
- Adaptogen-improves the bodies adaptability, helps body avoid over-stress or collapse
- Agonist- adds or prolongs action or other medicines or endogenous chemicals
- Analgesic-relieves or soothes pain
- Anodyne-relieves or soothes pain
- Alternative-alter the bodies processes of metabolism so tissues can deal with specific function, improves the bodies ability to eliminate waste
- Antiacid-temporary decrease in stomach acidity
- Anthelmintic- destroy and or expel parasites from digestive system
- Anodynes-relieves or soothes pain
- Anti-arthritic-relieves inflammation and pain associated with arthritis and protects from further degeneration
- Anti-atherosclerotic-supports elasticity and normal thickness of walls decreases occurrence and or decreases atherosclerosis
- Antibacterial-suppresses or destroys the growth of bacteria
- Anti-biotic-inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms
- Anticatarrhal-helps the body remove excess mucous
- Anti-depressive-raises mood, counteracts depression
- Anti-diabetic agent-aids diabetics in controlling level of glucose
- Antidote-counteracts poison
- Anti-emetics-reduce nausea, can relieve or prevent vomiting
- Anti-fungal-inhibit or eliminate growth of fungi and spores
- Antigalactic-diminishes secretion of milk production
- Anti-glycation activity-interrupts with the attachment of sugar to protein
- Anti-hay fever- relieves hay fever more than just drying up mucous membranes
- Anthelmintic-destroys parasites
- Antihydrotic- decreases or prevents excessive sweating
- Anti-hemorrhagic- draw, shrink or dry out tissue that helps create barrier internally
- Antihyponotic-prevents sleep
- Anti-inflammatory-reduces inflammation
- Antilithic-prevents kidney stones or gravel accumulation
- Antimicrobial-reduces microbial growth
- Antimycotic-reduces fungal growth
- Antioxidant-protects cells from damage caused by free radicals
- Anti-parasitic-destroy and or expel parasites from digestive system
- Antiphlogistic-reduces inflammation
- Anti-pyretic-reduce or prevent fever
- Anti-spasmodic- lowers, relieves or stops the occurrence of muscle spasms
- Anti-septic-inhibits the growth or destroys microorganisms on the skins surface
- Antitussive-relieves coughing
- Antitumor- suppresses tumor growth or limits increased growth
- Anti-viral-helps the body fight off viruses
- Anxiolytic-relieves anxiety and tension, calms nerves
- Aperient-mild laxative that stimulates appetite
- Aphrodisiac-increase sexual desire and or performance
- Aromatic-a strong smell, containing essential oil
- Astringent-draw, shrink or dry out tissue that helps create barrier externally
- Bitter-stimulates the flow of digestive juices
- Bronchodilator- relaxes bronchial muscles permitting easier breathing
- Carminative-relieve flatulence in stomach and intestines
- Cathartic-stimulates drastic bowel evacuation
- Cholagogue-helps gallbladder contract to increase bile flow
- Choleretic-stimulates bile production in the liver
- Decongestant-decreases congestion or swelling
- Demulcent-soothes and protects irritated and inflamed tissue in respiratory tract and digestive system
- Depurative- alter the bodies processes of metabolism so tissues can deal with specific function, improves the bodies ability to eliminate waste
- Diaphoretic-cause sweating by increasing circulation in periphery of body
- Digestive-help with digestion
- Diuretic-helps body reduce excess fluid
- Emetic-can be used to induce vomiting
- Emmenagogue-stimulates or increases menstrual flow
- Emollient-soothe, soften and protect skin used externally
- Expectorant-expels mucus from respiratory tract
- Febrifuge-reduce or prevent fever
- Galactagogues-increase the flow of breast milk
- Hemostatic-slowing or stopping the flow of blood
- Hepatics-aids the liver in toning, strengthening or bile flow
- Hepatoprotective-supports normal liver function and protects the liver from cell damage
- Hypnotic-induce a deep state of sleep
- Hypoglycemic- lowers blood sugar
- Hypotensive-lowers blood pressure, herbs lower blood pressure in multiple ways
- Immunomodulator-supports immune system responsiveness
- Laxative-causes bowel evacuation
- Lymphagogue-promotes lymph flow or production
- Mucilage-a gummy substance used as a demulcent
- Mucolytic-reduces viscosity of mucus
- Narcotic-produces a stuporous condition
- Nervine-remedy that is beneficial to nervous system
- Nervine tonics-strengthen & feed nervous system
- Nervine relaxants-ease stress and tension
- Nervine stimulants-direct stimulation of nervous system
- Nootropic-improves cognitive performance and function
- Nutritive- nourishes and sustains
- Palliative- relieves symptoms without curing disorder
- Parturient-hastens labor
- Pectoral-strengthen respiratory tract and pulmonary system
- Rubefacient-applied topically for localized increase in surface blood flow
- Sedative-calm the nervous system
- Sialagogue-stimulates flow of saliva
- Stimulant-quickens or enlivens the physiological activity of the body
- Styptic- draw, shrink or dry out tissue that helps create barrier externally
- Synergist-working together to create greater effect
- Stomachic-stimulates digestion or increases appetite
- Thymoleptic-raises mood, counteracts depression
- Tonic-solution or preparation made from select plants used to help restore or tone specific system in body or promote general health
- Thymoleptic- strengthen & feed nervous system
- Trophorestorative-in chronic state of depression, irritation or some level of vital deficiency in system or tissue a trophorestorative can be used long term to restore to normal function
- Uterine stimulant-increases the tone and contractions of the uterus’s muscles
- Vasoconstrictor-causes constriction of blood vessels
- Vasodilator-widens blood vessels, increases blood flow
- Vermifuge- destroy and or expel parasites from digestive system
- Vulnerary-increase healing in wounds and inflammation