| Action: | Emmenagogue |
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| Synonym: | n/a |
Induces and/or regulates menstruation.
• oligomenorrhea
• ammenorrhea
• amargo (Quassia amara)
• andrographis (Andrographis paniculata)
• barberry (Berberis vulgaris)
• bitter melon (Momordica charantia)
• black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa)
• blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides)
• boldo (Peumus boldus)
• calendula (Calendula officinalis)
• caraway (Carum carvi)
• catnip (Nepeta cataria)
• centaury (Centaurium erythraea)
• chelidonium (Chelidonium majus)
• cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)
• cramp bark (Viburnum opulus)
• dong quai (Angelica sinensis)
• fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
• feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium)
• garden angelica (Angelica archangelica)
• gentian (Gentiana lutea)
• goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis)
• horehound (White) (Marrubium vulgare)
• lady's mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris)
• motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)
• mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)
• neem (Azadirachta indica)
• oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium)
• osha (Ligusticum porteri)
• parsley (Petroselinum sativum)
• partridge berry (Mitchella repens)
• rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
• ruta (Ruta graveolens)
• sage (Salvia officinalis)
• tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)
• wild indigo (Baptisia tinctoria)
• wormwood (Artemisia absinthium )
• reproduction female
Hoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003.
Barnes J, Anderson LA, Phillipson JD. Herbal Medicines, 3rd ed. London: Pharmaceutical Press, 2007.
Bone K. Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2000.
Bone K. A Clinical Guide to Blending Liquid Herbs: Herbal Formulations for the Individual Patient. St Louis, MO: Churchill Livingstone, 2003.
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EmmenagogueDefinitionInduces and/or regulates menstruation. Indications• oligomenorrhea Treatments• amargo (Quassia amara) Systems• reproduction female ReferencesHoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003. |
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