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Summary of Herbal Therapeutic Groups Flashcards

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Adaptogenic

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A natural substance considered to help the body adapt to stress and to exert a normalizing effect upon bodily processes. A well-known example is ginseng.

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Alterative

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Herbs that gradually restore the proper function of the body and increase health and vitality.

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Analgesic

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Medications that relieve pain

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Antacid

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(chiefly of a medicine) preventing or correcting acidity, especially in the stomach.

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Antiabortives

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Herbs which help to inhibit abortive tendencies. Usually taken in small amounts during early pregnancy.

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Anthelmintics

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Used to treat infections caused by parasitic worms, such as roundworms, flatworms, and tapeworms.

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Antiarthritics

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Used to relieve or prevent arthritic symptoms, such as joint pain or joint stiffness.

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Antiasthmatics

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relieving or counteracting the symptoms of asthma

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Antibiotic

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compounds that target bacteria and, thus, are intended to treat and prevent bacterial infections.

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Antibilousness

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Helps remove the body of excess bile, and can thus be beneficial in cases of biliary and jaundice conditions

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Anticatarrhal

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help the body to remove excess mucous from the body

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Antidepressant

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Helps relieve or prevent depressed states of mind

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Antiemetics

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Prevent or relieve vomiting

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Antihydropics

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Give relief from dropsy, aid in voiding or evacuating urine

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Anti-inflammatory

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Combats inflammation

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Antilithics

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help to prevent the formation of stones in the urinary system and can help remove those which are already formed.

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Antimicrobial

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A substance that kills microorganisms such as bacteria or mold, or stops them from growing and causing disease.

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Antioxidants

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A substance that protects cells from the damage caused by free radicals (unstable molecules made by the process of oxidation during normal metabolism), which have been linked to health conditions like diabetes and cancer.

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Antipyretic

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a substance that reduces fever.

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Antiscorbutic

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efficacious against scurvy

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Antiseptic

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used to slow or inhibit the growth of infectious microorganisms. Prevents infection in an injury, especially by killing bacteria. Antiseptic is used to sterilize the skin before giving an injection.

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Antispasmodic

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capable of preventing or relieving spasms or convulsions.

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Aperient

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having a mild purgative or laxative effect

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Aphrodisiac

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arouses or is held to arouse sexual desire;

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Aromatic

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Usually fragrant or spicy tasting herbs which stimulate the gastrointestinal mucus membranes. Can also relax the body via the digestive and/or nervous systems, and are the basis for much of aromatherapy.

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Astringent

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shrinks or constricts body tissues. Contracts and firms, and can reduce excess secretions and discharge.

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Bitter

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Stimulates the normal secretion of digestive juices, aiding digestion.

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Carminative

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expelling gas from the stomach or intestines so as to relieve flatulence or abdominal pain or distension. Examples: Fennel is a carminative herb that helps alleviate gas after a spicy meal. “

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Cathartic

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a medicine that causes the bowels to be purged

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Cholagogues

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an agent that promotes an increased flow of bile. These will also act as laxatives.

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Corrigent (Correctives)

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an ingredient to enhance the flavor or tolerance of the preparation.

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Counterirritant

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a substance which creates irritation or mild inflammation in one location with the goal of lessening discomfort and/or inflammation in another location.
An externally applied substance that causes irritation or mild inflammation of the skin for the purpose of relieving pain in muscles or joints.

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Demulcent

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a herb rich in mucilage and can soothe and protect irritated or inflamed internal tissue. In poultices they retain warmth and moisture while absorbing the pus discharge from the skin.

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Deobstruent

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those herbs which help in the removal of obstructions. Herbs that assists the stomach and intestines in normal digestion.

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Depressant

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drugs that lower neurotransmission levels, decrease the electrical activity of brain cells, or reduce arousal or stimulation in various areas of the brain.

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Diaphoretics

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an action that produces or promotes sweating. This has the value of helping to skin eliminate waste from the body.

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Diuretic

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herbs that stimulate the kidneys to produce more urine, which helps the body remove excess water

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Emetic

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Induces vomiting

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emmenagogue

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stimulates or increases menstrual flow.

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emollient

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having the quality of softening or soothing the skin.

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Expectorant

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promotes the discharge or expulsion of mucus from the respiratory tract

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Galactagogue

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promotes lactation

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Hemostatic

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a process to prevent and stop bleeding, meaning to keep blood within a damaged blood vessel (the opposite of hemostasis is hemorrhage). It is the first stage of wound healing.

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Hepatic

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herbal remedies which in a wide range of ways aid the work of the liver.

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Hypnotic

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Relaxes and promotes sleep

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Nervine

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herbs that specifically help support the nervous system.

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Pectoral

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those herbs that strengthen the Respiratory Tract and Pulmonary System

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prophylactic

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guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection.

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parasiticide

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those herbs that kill parasites

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purgative

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laxative

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Rubefacient

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Increase blood flow to the surface of the skin and produce redness where they are applied. Believed to work by counterirritation, to relieve pain in muscles, joints, and tendons and in nonarticular musculoskeletal conditions.

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sedative

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calm the nervous system and can reduce stress and nervousness throughout the body

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sialagogue

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stimulates or increases the production and secretion of saliva.

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soporific

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causes sleep

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sorbefacient

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producing or promoting absorption

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stimulant

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quickens and enlivens the physiological activity of the central nervous system.

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styptic

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Contracts tissue or blood vessels. Helps to stop bleeding when applied locally

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sudorific

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Induces the body to sweat profusely.

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Taenicides

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Kills tapeworms

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Tonic

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A medicinal substance taken to give a feeling of vigor or well-being.

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Vulneraries

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Used for or useful in healing wounds.

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