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A tonic is a substance that exerts a gentle strengthening effect on the body, designed to restore enfeebled function and to promote vigor and a sense of well-being. Tonics help to restore and strengthen individual organs and the entire system.
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Plants having 'Tonic' activity
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| 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) | | Cymbogon martini | Antidepressant, antimicrobial, antibacterial, antifungal, aphrodisiac, calmative, stimulant (immune system), tonic (uterine). | | Cymbopogon nardus | Sedative, carminative, antiseptic, antimicrobial (in vivo), emmenagogue, antispasmodic, deodorant, diaphoretic, insecticide, parasitic, tonic and stimulant (plant oil). | | Cynanchum wilfordii | Tonic and liver-protective (root) | | Cynomorium songaricum | Used medicinally as a tonic and aphrodisiac (stems) | | Cyperus esculentus | Aphrodisiac, carminative, diuretic, emmenagogue, stimulant and tonic (tubers) | | Cyperus iria | As tonic, stimulant, stomachic, febrifuge and astringent (plant); diuretic (rhizome) | | 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. | | Cytisus scoparius | Narcotic, cathartic and strongly diuretic (plant); cardiotonic, cathartic, diuretic, emetic and vasoconstrictor (seeds or young herbaceous tips of flowering shoots) | | Dactylorhiza hatagirea | Expectorant, aphrobisiac and as nervine tonic (tuber) | | Daemonorops draco | Astringent, expectorant, sedative, tonic. | | Dalbergia odorifera | Anodyne, antihemorraghic, hepatic, tonic | | Dalbergia parviflora | Used as a tonic (decoction of wood). | | Dalea purpurea | Useful as a cardiac tonic (decoction of leaves and flowers) | | Delphinium denudatum | Protects liver (of rats) against damage at cellular level (root extract); astringent, expectorant, stimulant, antiparasitic and poisonous (to children and livestock); stimulant, alterative and tonic (root) | | Dendrobium nobile | Antiphlogistic, pectoral, sialogogue, stomachic and tonic. | | Dendrolobium umbellatum | Astringent (leaves); drunk locally as a general tonic (decoction of the leaves). | | Descurainia sophia | Atiscorbutic and astringent (flowers, leaves); Cardiotonic, demulcent, diuretic, expectorant, febrifuge, laxative, restorative and tonic (seed) | | Desmodium elegans | Carminative, diuretic and tonic (roots) | | Desmodium gangeticum | Analgesic and antiinflammatory (root), Astringent, diuretic, febrifuge, expectorant, laxative, nervine, tonic. | | |