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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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| Trifolium pratense | Hypothermic, depresses the central nervous system, alleviates spasms and diuretic (plant); detergent, depurative, alterative, tonic and sedative (flowers) | | Tylophora indica | The root has stimulant, alternative, antirheumatic properties; antiinflammatory (plant); diaphoretic, emetic and expectorant, antiallergic (leaf); anticancer (stem and leaf). | | Uraria lagopodioides | Alterative, tonic and anticatarrhal (plant) | | Vernonia cinerea | As a tonic, febrifuge, astringent, alternative, diaphoretic, increasing the secretion of gastric juices, alleviates spasms anticancer and antiviral (plant); antidiarrheal (root); alexipharmic and anthelmintic (seed). | | Veronica beccabunga | Alterative, antiscorbutic, very mildly diuretic, emmenagogue and febrifuge (whole plant) | | Veronica officinalis | Alterative, astringent, mildly diuretic, mildly expectorant, stomachic and tonic (leaves and roots) | | Vitex negundo | Depresses the central nervous system, analgesic, antifungal, antibacterial, antiinflammatory (leaf), anodyne, bitter tonic, expectorant, diuretic, febrifuge, galactagogue, emenagogue, antigastalgic, leaves anti-parasitical, alterative, aromatic, pain reliever. | | Wedelia chinensis | Tonic and alterative (leaves) | | Withania coagulans | Carminative, emetic, alterative, diuretic, antibilious, antiinflammatory, depresses the central nervous system and sedative (fruit); proteolytic (plant and fruit). | | Xanthium strumarium | Antiepileptic, sedative, laxative, diaphoretic, emollient, diuretic, sedative and antibilious (plant); antiinflammatory, antitumor and hypothermic (root); astringent, alterative, antisyphilitic and diuretic (leaves) | | |