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Demulcent |
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A demulcent is an agent, such as a mucilage or oil, that soothes, softens and relieves irritation, especially of the mucous membranes.
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Plants having 'Demulcent' activity
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| Manilkara hexandra | Stimulates the cardiovascular system and anticancer (aerial part); hemolytic, kills sperm and alleviates spasms (plant); demulcent and emollient (seed oil). | | Maranta arundinacea | Alexeteric, antibilious, antipyretic, demulcent, depurative, hypocholesterolemic, rubefacient, vulnerary. | | Mercurialis annua | Antilactagogue, diuretic, emetic, emmenagogue, emollient,laxative, purgative, vermifuge (whole plant). | | Morinda citrifolia | Febrifuge and tonic (roots); tonic and antiseptic (bark); febrifuge, tonic and antiseptic (leaves); diuretic, laxative, emollient and as an emmenagogue (fruit); anthelmintic (roots, leaves and fruits). | | Morus alba | The root is used as anthelmintic and astringent and the leaves as diaphoretic and emollient; hypoglycemic (root bark). | | Nymphaea odorata | Alterative, anodyne, antiseptic, astringent and demulcent (root) | | Ocimum gratissimum | Antifungal and antibacterial (essential oil); digestive, tonic, stimulant, demulcent,
diuretic, antiemetic, antiseptic, styptic, stimulates the central nervous system, antirheumatic and alleviates spasms (plant). | | Onosma bracteatum | The plant is alterative, demulcent, refrigerant, tonic, diuretic, reduces fever and alleviates spasms. | | Ophiopogon japonicus | Antitussive, anticancer, aphrodisiac, expectorant, pectoral, sedative, sialogogue, stomachic and tonic (root); antipyretic, antiscrofulatic, antitussive, emollient, expectorant and tonic (plant) | | Orchis mascula | Nutritive, astringent, expectorant, antidiarrheal and demulcent | | Oryza sativa | | | Paederia foetida | Roots are considered to be emetic, emollient and carminative, useful in colic, spasm, rheumatism and gout. Leaves and roots are considered to be a tonic. Stimulates the central nervous system. alleviates spasms and anticancer (leaf); immunosuppressive and antiinflammatory (plant). | | Panax ginseng | Adaptogen, alterative, carminative, demulcent, emetic, expectorant, stimulant and tonic (root); emetic and expectorant (leaves) | | Panax quinquefolium | Stimulant, carminative and against fever (root); increases: strength, stamina, virility, salivation and the secretion of gastric juices; anthelmintic, anticonvulsive, antiemetic, antirheumatic, aphrodisiac, blood purifier, contraceptive and demulcent. | | Papaver rhoeas | Expectorant, sedative, diaphoretic and pain reliever (flower); narcotic (latex); antimicrobial, anticancer (plant extract); sudorific, sedative and anodyne (petals); anodyne, emollient, emmenagogue, expectorant, hypnotic, slightly narcotic and sedative (flowers and petals) | | Papaver somniferum | Analgesic, aphrodisiac, astringent, narcotic, hypothermic and lowers blood pressure (latex); alleviates spasms and stimulates the cardiovascular system (fruit); laxative (seed); increases nerve strength, sedative, relieves pain, anticonvulsive, emollient. | | Pavonia odorata | Roots are cooling, demulcent, carminative, diaphoretic and diuretic; alleviates spasms and antiprotozoal (plant); reduces fever and astringent (root). Leaves and young shoots are used as an emollient. | | Pedalium murex | The fruit is used as a demulcent, diuretic, antiseptic and aphrodisiac. antibilious (root); alleviates spasms (fruit); kills certain larvae and diuretic (plant). | | Pentapetes phoenicea | Emollient (capsules); astringent, antibilious and antiphlegmonous (root) | | Perilla frutescens | Sedative, antibacterial, antidote, antipyretic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antitussive, aromatic, carminative, diaphoretic, emollient, expectorant, pectoral, stomachic, tonic, hypothermic, alleviates spasms, antiasthmatic, abortifacient and stimulates the central nervous system (plant); stimulating the intestinal tract (essential oil); carminative, antiinflammatory and diaphoretic (seed, stem and leaf); antiasthmatic, antitussive, emollient and expectorant (seed) | | |