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Lactagogue |
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See galactagogue
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Plants having 'Lactagogue' activity
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| Alstonia scholaris | Laxative (bark decoction); anticancer and hypotensive (stem bark); anthelmintic (bark); hypothermic and aphrodisiac (prolongs erection in males); astringent and galactogogue, antibacterial activity (Khan et al., 2003). | | Amaranthus viridis | Similar to that of vitamin B12 (plant); "juvenomimetic activity" (petroleum ether extract of plant); febrifuge, antihelminthic, diuretic and galactagogue. | | Angelica acutiloba | As a general tonic, emmenagogue, carminative, sedative, oxytocic and galactagogue (roots). | | Apocynum androsaemifolium | Analgesic, anticonvulsant, antidote, aphrodisiac, cardiotonic, contraceptive, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic, expectorant, hydragogue, lactagogue, laxative, narcotic, tonic (plant); cardiotonic, cathartic, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic and expectorant (roots) | | Aristolochia manshuriensis | Lactagogue (decoction of stem); a circulatory stimulant (inner bark of the stem); diuretic and febrifuge (stem and shoots). | | Arundo donax | Sudorific, diuretic and anti-lactant (rhizome); antigalactagogue, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, emollient, hypertensive, hypotensive, and sudorific (root infusion). | | Averrhoa carambola | Vermifuge (flowers); galactagogue and emmenagogue (crushed seeds); antidote (roots) | | Corchorus olitorius | Improves cardiac function (plant) and laxative (seed); demulcent, deobstruent, diuretic, lactagogue, purgative, and tonic | | Curcuma xanthorrhiza | As antiviral and antiinflammatory (rhizome); galactagogue (decoction of rhizome) | | 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). | | Desmostachya bipinnata | Diuretic, emollient, astringent and galactagogue (root); diuretic, stimulant, acrid and aphrodisiac (culm) | | Erythrina variegata | Diuretic, laxative, anthelmintic, galactagogue and emmenagogue(leaf); anticonvulsive, alleviates spasms, relaxes smooth muscles and depresses the central nervous system (bark). | | Ficus hispida | Tonic, lactagogue and emetic (fruits); as purgative and emetic (fruits, seeds and bark). | | Ficus pumila | Used as a tonic and galactagogue (fruits and leaves); anthelmintic (latex) | | Gossypium barbadense | Abortifacient, astringent, antifungal, contraceptive, diuretic, emmenagogue, emollient, hemostatic, lactagogue, oxytocic, pectoral, uterotonic and vasoconstrictor | | Gossypium hirsutum | Abortifacient, aphrodisiac, astringent, contraceptive, cytostat, diuretic, emmenagogue, emollient, hemostat, hypercholesterolemic, hypertriglyceridemic, hypocholesterolemic, lactagogue. oxytocic, uterotonic and vasoconstrictor. | | Helicteres isora | Alleviates spasms (aerial part); cytotoxic, astringent, demulcent, diuretic and antigalactagogue (root); stimulates the uterus, demulcent and astringent(fruit); astringent (root and bark). | | Hyptis suaveolens | Stimulant, carminative, sudorific, antiseptic, sudorific, galactagogue and lactagogue (plant); antispasmodic and used in antirheumatic and antisuporific baths (leaves and tops) | | Ipomoea digitata | Aphrodisiac, demulcent, stimulates the secretion and/or flow of milk and the flow of bile and tonic; nutritive, expectorant and diuretic (decoction); tonic, alterative,
aphrodisiac, demulcent, lactagogue and cholagogue (resin of root) | | Jasminum multiflorum | Used as an emmenagogue or emetic (root); lactagogue (flower) | | |