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Carminative |
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A carminative is a drug or agent that reduces flatulence and induces the expulsion of gas from the stomach or intestines.
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Plants having 'Carminative' activity
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| Mentha pulegium | Antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, diaphoretic, emmenagogue, sedative and stimulant (herb). | | Mentha spicata | Counter-irritant (oil); antispasmodic, stimulant, carminative and antispasmodic (plant). | | Menyanthes trifoliata | Anti-inflammatory, astringent, carminative, cathartic, deobstruent, digestive, diuretic, emetic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, hypnotic, stomachic, tonic (plant) | | Michelia champaca | Febrifuge, stimulant, astringent, expectorant (bark); purgative and emmenagogue (root and root bark); stimulant, antispasmodic, tonic, stomachic, carminative, bitter and cooling (flowers and fruits). | | Micromelum minutum | Used as a general tonic (leaves); febrifuge (leaves and roots); carminative (root). | | Monarda didyma | Abortifacient, antipyretic, antispasmodic, diaphoretic, digestive and vermifuge; anthelmintic, carminative, diuretic, expectorant, febrifuge, rubefacient and stimulant (leaves and flowering stems) | | Moringa oleifera | Carminative, stomachic, abortifacient, cardiac tonic, rubefacient, stimulant, aphrodisiac, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, diuretic. The seeds are used as antibacterial, anticholeric and anti-viral agents. | | Myrica esculenta | Antiseptic, carminative, analgesic, antiprotozoal, lowers blood pressure, antiviral, alleviates spasms and one of the best deobstruents and purifiers of the body (bark); pectoral, sedative, stomachic and carminative (fruits) | | Myrica rubra | Aromatic and astringent (bark); carminative, pectoral and stomachic (fruit) | | Myristica fragrans | Stimulant, carminative, astringent and aphrodisiac | | Myrrhis odorata | Aromatic, carminative, expectorant and stomachic (whole plant); antiseptic (root) | | Myrtus communis | Aromatic, balsamic, haemostatic and tonic (leaves); antiseptic (oil); carminative (fruit) | | Nardostachys grandiflora | Antispasmodic, antiarrhythmic and lowers blood pressure (essential oil); stimulant (root); tranquillizing (in monkeys and mice) carminative, deobstruent, deodorant, diuretic, emmenagogue, laxative, nervine, sedative, stomachic. | | Nepeta cataria | Repels insects and attracts cats (flower); antispasmodic, antitussive, astringent, carminative, diaphoretic, slightly emmenagogue, refrigerant, sedative, slightly stimulant, stomachic and tonic (leaf and flower). | | Nepeta hindostana | Antiinflammatory and stimulates the heart (plant); carminative and stimulant (leaf and flower). | | Nigella sativa | Diuretic, carminative, alleviates spasms, antiprotozoal, anticancer and stimulates the cardiovascular and immune systems (seed); antiasthmatic, dilates bronchial tubes, hypotensive, insecticidal, antibacterial and in animals depresses the central nervous system. | | Nymphoides indica | As carminative and antiscorbutic (plant) | | Ocimum basilicum | Improves digestion, stimulates the flow of bile and alleviates spasms (related to digestion); antifungal (essential oil); antibacterial (essential oil, alcohol extract of leaf and flower, aqueous flower extract); carminative (flower and plant); anthelminthic. | | Opuntia dillenii | Diuretic and stimulates the central nervous system (fruit); bitter, hot, laxative; stomachic, carminative, antipyretic (plant) | | Origanum majorana | Antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, cholagogue, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, stimulant, stomachic and mildly tonic (herb) | | |