emmenagogue
Americannoun
adjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of emmenagogue
1695–1705; < Greek émmēn ( a ) menses ( see emmenia) + -agogue
Example Sentences
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It is also used there as an emmenagogue and diuretic, in intermittent fevers, dropsy and suppression of the lochia in women recently confined.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
The seeds are emollient, laxative, diuretic and emmenagogue; they contain an oil to which we shall refer presently.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
In the Philippines it is used extensively as a diaphoretic and emmenagogue and in icterus, intestinal colic and dysmenorrhœa; externally for skin diseases, contusions and atonic ulcers.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
A medicine may be an emmenagogue without being an ecbolic.
From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )
V. trifolia is regarded in India as the most powerful species and Bontius has extolled it highly, calling attention to the anodyne, diuretic and emmenagogue properties of the leaves.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
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