emmenagogue
Americannoun
adjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of emmenagogue
1695–1705; < Greek émmēn ( a ) menses ( see emmenia) + -agogue
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The decoction is prescribed internally as an emmenagogue and demulcent and externally as a lotion.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas
He also recommends its use before breakfast as an anthelmintic in lumbricoids, and finally attributes to it virtues as an emmenagogue.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas
A medicine may be an emmenagogue without being an ecbolic.
From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison ) Robertson
They were recommended as sudorific, diuretic, and emmenagogue, and for strengthening the stomach and viscera in general.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by William Salisbury
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 Jerome Beers Thomas
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