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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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| Curcuma longa | Weakly antiseptic, stimulant, carminative, antiinflammatory, balsamic, diuretic, stimulates the secretion and/or flow of milk, stimulates the secretion of gastric juices, neutralizes acid accumulation in the gastrointestinal tract and reduces fever. | | Curcuma zedoaria | Cooling and demulcent (tuber); stimulant and carminative (rhizome); hepatoprotective | | Cuscuta epithymum | Antibilious, appetizer, carminative, cholagogue, mildly diuretic, hepatic, laxative and antiscorbutic (whole plant) | | Cuscuta reflexa | The seeds are alterative, anthelmintic, carminative and antibilious (stem); laxative and antifertility (plant); antiviral (50% EtOH aerial part extract). | | Cydonia oblonga | Astringent (stem bark); laxative, astringent and anti-inflammatory (seed); antivinous, astringent, cardiac, carminative, digestive, diuretic, emollient, expectorant, pectoral, peptic, refrigerant, restorative, stimulant and tonic (fruit) | | Cymbopogon citratus | Oil has antifungal and antibacterial properties; antimicrobial, analgesic, antipyretic and depresses the central nervous system (essential plant oil); antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, cyanogenetic, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, preventative (cold), stimulant and insecticidal. | | Cymbopogon nardus | Sedative, carminative, antiseptic, antimicrobial (in vivo), emmenagogue, antispasmodic, deodorant, diaphoretic, insecticide, parasitic, tonic and stimulant (plant oil). | | Cymbopogon schoenanthus | Acrid, bitter, pungent, as a diaphoretic stimulant, carminative, emmenagogue (roots and rhizome); stimulant, carminative, antispasmodic and diaphoretic (oil) | | Cynanchum paniculatum | Anodyne and carminative (decoction of the root or whole plant) | | Cyperus esculentus | Aphrodisiac, carminative, diuretic, emmenagogue, stimulant and tonic (tubers) | | Cyperus rotundus | Astringent, anthelmintic, diuretic, carminative, increases the secretion of gastric juices, stimulant and diaphoretic (tuber); antipyretic and antiinflammatory (rhizome oil)analgesic, antibacterial, antibiotic, antispasmodic, antitussive, aromatic, contraceptive, emmenagogue, lithontripic, sedative, antierysipelas, stomachic, tonic, vermifuge. | | Daucus carota | Effect on coronary blood vessels (50% EtOH root extract); protects the liver (aqueous extract of carrot); antiimplantation and diuretic (seed alcohol extract) and carminative, stimulant and antifertility (seed); carminative, aromatic and stimulant (fruit and seed); antifungal (essential oil). The wild carrot is an aromatic herb that acts as a diuretic, soothes the digestive tract and stimulates the uterus. | | Dendranthema x grandiflorum | Antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, carminative, depurative, diaphoretic, febrifuge, ophthalmic, refrigerant and sedative (flower heads). | | Derris trifoliata | Stimulant, antispasmodic and counter-irritant (plant); laxative, carminative and antiarthritic (roots or stems). | | Desmodium elegans | Carminative, diuretic and tonic (roots) | | Desmodium triflorum | Roots are considered carminative, tonic and diuretic and used in bilious complaints. Leaves are galactagogue, diuretic, potentiates barbiturates and in mice, influences the central nervous system (50% EtOH plant extract). | | Diospyros melanoxylon | Laxative, are diuretic, laxative and styptic (leaf); carminative and astringent (leaf, bark and fruit); hypotensive (aerial part). | | Diospyros peregrina | Astringent (fruit and stem bark); acrid, bitter and oleaginous (unripe fruit); cooling, anti-inflammatory, constipating, depurative and febrifuge (bark); diuretic, carminative, laxative, ophthalmic and stypic (leaves); diuretic and aphrodisiac (flowers). | | Dorema ammoniacum | Antitumor, emmenagogue; antispasmodic, carminative, diaphoretic, mildly diuretic, expectorant, poultice, stimulant and vasodilator (resin) | | Drosera peltata | Anodyne, blood tonic and carminative (plant) | | |