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Emmenagogues (also
spelled emmenagogs) are
herbs which stimulate blood flow in the
pelvic area and uterus; some
stimulate menstruation.
Women use emmenagogues...
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fragrance similar to spearmint.
Pennyroyal is a
traditional folk remedy,
emmenagogue, abortifacient, and
culinary herb, but is
toxic to the
liver and has...
- anti-inflammatory, and
emmenagogue used for
amenorrhea or dysmenorrhea. Fenugr**** is vulnerary, anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmodic, tonic,
emmenagogue, galactogogue...
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observed in humans. The
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is also
thought to have
emmenagogue effects which can
stimulate menstruation and, in some women,
cause an...
- as an
antidote to
venomous snake bites. The
refined oil of rue is an
emmenagogue and was
cited by the
Roman historian Pliny the
Elder and Sor**** as an...
- Dioscorides, Pliny, and
Galen all
recommended sage as a diuretic, hemostatic,
emmenagogue, and tonic. Le
Menagier de Paris, in
addition to
recommending cold sage...
- an astringent, antiseptic, anti-parasitic, anti-viral anti-tussive,
emmenagogue, and anti-spasmodic agent. It was
commonly included in
mixtures used...
- Hand-Book of
Domestic Medicine, she
could have
opened it to the
section on '
emmenagogues,'
substances that
provoked uterine bleeding.
Though the
entry did not...
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rheumatism and as anthelmintics. Traditionally,
tansy was
often used for its
emmenagogue effects to
bring on
menstruation or end an
unwanted pregnancy, and pregnant...
- Avicenna, Rhazes, and
Charles Alston have
described its use as a stomachic,
emmenagogue, and deobstruent, and in
emollient plasters. The
antibacterial properties...
