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An alterative is a medicine or treatment which gradually induces a change, and restores healthy functions of the body.
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Plants having 'Alterative' activity
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| Arisaema serratum | Alterative, deobstruent, discutient, diuretic, expectorant and vulnerary (roots). | | Arisaema thunbergii | Alterative, anaesthetic, deobstruent, discutient, diuretic, expectorant, vulnerary (roots); analgesic, local anesthetic and antispasmodic (decoction of roots). | | Aristolochia debilis | Alterative, antibacterial, antifungal, diuretic; antiasthmatic, antiseptic, antitussive and expectorant (fruit and capsule); anodyne and anti-inflammatory (root) | | Azadirachta indica | Astringent, tonic, alterative, purgative, emollient, anthelmintic, antiperiodic, anti-diabetic, antibacterial and antiviral. | | Bidens pilosa | Anti-inflammatory, styptic and alterative (decoction of the leaves); antirheumatic and analgesic (whole plant) | | Brunfelsia grandiflora | Abortifacient, alterative, anesthetic, antiinflammatory, antipyretic, aphrodisiac, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, hypertensive, laxative, narcotic. | | Bupleurum chinense | Alterative, analgesic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiperiodic, antipyretic, antiviral, carminative, diaphoretic, emmenagogue, haemolytic, hepatic, pectoral, sedative (root) | | Bupleurum falcatum | Alterative, analgesic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiperiodic, antipyretic, antiviral, carminative, diaphoretic, emmenagogue, haemolytic, hepatic, pectoral, sedative (root) | | Buxus sempervirens | Alterative, antirheumatic, cathartic, cholagogue, diaphoretic, febrifuge, oxytocic and vermifuge (leaves, bark); diaphoretic (wood) | | Calotropis gigantea | Antiarrhythmic and alleviates spasms (root); anticancer (root and leaf); hypotensive (latex); laxative (plant juice); digestive, stomachic and tonic(flower); emetic, diaphoretic, alternative and purgative (root- bark and juice). | | Canscora decussata | Antitubercular (flower tops and root) and anticonvulsant (plant); nervine and alterative tonic. | | Canscora diffusa | Tonic, laxative, an alternative, and a nerve tonic (whole plant). | | Capparis sepiaria | Emmenagogue, expectorant, febrifuge, alterative and tonic (plant) | | Chelidonium majus | Antispasmodic (to the gastrointestinal tract), stimulates the flow of bile soothes and aids in healing digestive parts, kills microbes in the upper respiratory tract and sedative. Acrid, alterative, anodyne, antispasmodic, caustic, cholagogue, diaphoretic, diuretic, hydrogogue, narcotic, purgative (leaves and sap) | | Chimaphila umbellata | Alterative, antibacterial, astringent, diaphoretic, diuretic, rubefacient, stimulant and tonic (whole plant); rubefacient (fresh leaves) | | Cimicifuga racemosa | Alterative, analgesic, antirheumatic, antispasmodic, astringent, blood cleanser, cardiac, diuretic, emetic, emmenagogue, expectorant, laxative, sedative, stimulant, sudorific and tonic. | | Cissus adnata | Used as an alterative, diuretic and blood purifier (decoction of the dried tuberous roots) | | Clerodendron phlomidis | alterative, laxative and anti-inflammatory agent (bark); expectorant (plant) | | Clerodendrum inerme | Stimulates "uterine motility" of rats and inhibits "intestinal motility" (plant extract); stimulates the cardiovascular system, alterative (plant). | | Colchicum luteum | Antigout (seed and corm); alterative, aphrodisiac, carminative and laxative (corms) | | |