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Astringent |
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An astringent is a substance that tends to shrink or constrict body tissues, usually locally after topical medicinal application.
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Plants having 'Astringent' activity
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| Toona ciliata | Astringent (bark); anticancer (stem bark); alleviates spasms (leaf and stem bark); stimulates the central nervous system, antiprotozoal and hypoglycemic (leaf). | | Toona sinensis | Astringent, carminative, febrifuge, ophthalmic and styptic (bark) | | Tribulus terrestris | Aphrodisiac and diuretic (fruit); alleviates spasms and stimulates the cardiovascular system, abortifacient, alterative, anthelmintic, aphrodisiac, astringent, carminative, demulcent, diuretic, emmenagogue, galactogogue, pectoral and tonic (seed and plant); cardiotonic and enhances semen production (plant). | | Trifolium officinale | Alterative, analgesic, antiaggregant, antiedemic, antiexudative, antiinflammatory, antiprostaglandin, antispasmodic, antitumor, astringent, carcinogenic, carminative,
collyrium, decongestant, digestive, diuretic, emollient, expectorant, fumitory, hemostatic , hepatotoxic, hypotensive, immunostimulant, insecticide, lactagogue, laxativ, lymphotonic, myorelaxant, nervine, antidote, proteolytic, sedative, stimulant, tonic, vasodilator and vulnerary (plant); | | Trifolium repens | Diuretic, toxic, antirheumatic, antiscrophulatic, depurative, detergent and tonic (plant) and astringent. | | Trillium erectum | Antiseptic, aphrodisiac, astringent, expectorant, tonic, uterine tonic (root); antispasmodic, emetic, emmenagogue. | | Triumfetta bartramia | Mucilaginous and emollient (leaves); astringent, diuretic and antihypertensive (decoction of plant or root and bark). | | Tussilago farfara | Diuretic, sedative, antirheumatic, antidiarrheal and astringent (leaf); inhibits peristalsis of rabbit intestines (leaf essential oil); mild hemolytic (flower); alleviates spasms and expectorant (leaf and flower). | | Typha domingensis | Diuretic (leaves); astringent, desiccant, diuretic, haemostatic and vulnerary (pollen); astringent and diuretic (rootstock); haemostatic (seed). | | Typha latifolia | Diuretic (leaves); astringent, diuretic, emmenagogue, haemostatic, refrigerant, sedative, suppurative and vulnerary (pollen); anticoagulant and haemostatic (dried pollen); diuretic, galactogogue, refrigerant and tonic (roots). | | Typha laxmannii | Astringent and styptic (stamens and pollen) | | Typha orientalis | Astringent, diuretic, emmenagogue, galactogogue and haemostatic (pollen); anticoagulant and haemostatic (dried pollen) | | Ulmus minor | Astringent, demulcent, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, tonic, vulnerary. | | Uncaria gambir | Used as an astringent and as styptic (plant) | | Urtica dioica | Antiparamecium (leaf extract); astringent, diuretic (which relieves rheumatism and edema), increases metabolic rate, anticancer, antidiabetes, antianemic, cholinergic and histaminic (plant); inflammatory (stinging hairs). | | Utricularia vulgaris | Mildly astringent, diuretic and vulnerary (whole plant) | | Vaccinium angustifolium | Analgesic, antiaging, antiinflammatory, antioxidant, apoptotic, astringent, blood tonic, cerebrotonic, depurative, detoxicant, emmenagogue, hypocholesterolemic, memorigenic, neuronogenic. | | Vaccinium myrtillus | Laxative, antiseptic, astringent, diuretic and hemostatic; astringent, tonic, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic (leaves) | | Vaccinium uliginosum | Antiseptic, astringent, carminative, hypnotic and hypoglycaemic | | Vaccinium vitis-idaea | Antiseptic, astringent, diuretic, refrigerant (leaves). | | |