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Hemostatic |
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See antihaemorrhagic
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Plants having 'Hemostatic' activity
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| Typha laxmannii | Astringent and styptic (stamens and pollen) | | Uncaria gambir | Used as an astringent and as styptic (plant) | | Urena lobata | Emollient, refrigerant and styptic (leaves); maturative (flowers); pectoral and expectorant in dry coughs (decoction of flowers); vermifuge (decoction of seeds). | | Vaccaria pyramidata | Anodyne, discutient, diuretic, emmenagogue, galactogogue, styptic and vulnerary (seed); febrifuge and tonic (sap) | | Vaccaria segetalis | Anodyne, discutient, diuretic, emmenagogue, galactogogue, styptic and vulnerary (seed); febrifuge and tonic (plant sap) | | Vaccinium myrtillus | Laxative, antiseptic, astringent, diuretic and hemostatic; astringent, tonic, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic (leaves) | | Vinca major | Abortifacient, astringent, antigalactagogue and antihaemorrhagic (plant extract) | | Xanthium spinosum | The whole plant is an active styptic for both local and general application. It is also diaphoretic, diuretic and sedative. An infusion of the root has been used as an emetic | | Xanthorhiza simplicissima | Analgesic, antialzheimeran, antiarthritic, anticancer, anticonvulsant, antihelicobacter, antiinflammatory, antiseptic, antiulcer, astringent, candidicide, depurative, fungicide, hemostatic, hypotensive, immunostimulant, sedative, tonic, trypanocide, uterotonic. | | Xerophyllum tenax | | | Zizyphus jujuba | Hypnotic, narcotic, sedative, stomachic and tonic (seeds); useful in arresting secretion or bleeding (bark); purifies the blood and aids digestion, increases the function of the brain by releasing more glutamic acid into the bloodstream (fruit); astringent and febrifuge (leaves); anodyne, anticancer, pectoral, refrigerant, sedative, stomachic, styptic and tonic (dried fruits). | | |