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Astringent |
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An astringent is a substance that tends to shrink or constrict body tissues, usually locally after topical medicinal application.
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Plants having 'Astringent' activity
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| Lansium domesticum | Astringent (bark); diuretic and antipyretic (seeds). | | Larix decidua | Astringent, balsamic, diuretic, expectorant, stimulant and vulnerary (bark); antiseptic, balsamic, diuretic, haemostatic, rubefacient and vermifuge (resin) | | Larix laricina | Alterative, diuretic, laxative and tonic (bark); astringent (leaves); expectorant (buds and bark); disinfectant and laxative (needles and inner bark). | | Laurus nobilis | Antiseptic, aromatic, astringent, carminative, diaphoretic, digestive, diuretic, emetic in large doses, emmenagogue, narcotic, parasiticide, stimulant and stomachic (leaves); antiseptic, aromatic, digestive, narcotic and stimulant (fruit) | | Lawsonia inermis | Antiinflammatory and antibacterial (leaf); antifungal (plant); astringent and sedative. | | Leea indica | Astringent, acrid, coolant, anthelmintic and sudorific (roots); digestive (juice of the young leaves). | | Leea macrophylla | | | Lemna minor | Alterative, antipruritic, antiscorbutic, astringent, depurative, diuretic, febrifuge and soporific (whole plant) | | Leonurus cardiaca | Mild diuretic, cardiotonic and sedative; tonic, antispasmodic, diuretic, analgesic and emmenagogue. Antispasmodic, astringent, cardiac, diaphoretic, emmenagogue, nervine, sedative, stomachic, tonic and uterine stimulant (leaves) | | Lilium candidum | Astringent, highly demulcent, emmenagogue, emollient and expectorant (bulb and flowers) | | Lilium polyphyllum | Reduces fever, stimulates the secretion and/or flow of milk, sweet, bitter, refrigerant, galactagogue, expectorant, aphrodisiac, diuretic, antipyretic and tonic (bulb); astringent, antiinflammatory and emollient. | | Limonia acidissima | Tonic and stomachic (dried fruit); astringent(unripe fruit) | | Linaria vulgaris | Antiphlogistic, astringent, strongly laxative, cathartic, detergent, depurative, diuretic, hepatic, ophthalmic and purgative (whole plant) | | Lindera aggregata | Aromatic, decongestant, stomachic (plant); diuretic and vermicidal (fruit); febrifuge (seed); anodyne, antiphlogistic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, diaphoretic, stomachic and tonic (root) | | Lindera benzoin | Abortifacient, analgesic, carminative, depurative, diaphoretic, emetic, emmenagogue, stimulant, tonic and vermifuge (decotion of plant); aromatic, astringent, diaphoretic, febrifuge, stimulant, tonic and vermifuge (bark); carminative (fruit) | | Liquidambar formosana | Anodyne, antiphlogistic, astringent, balsamic and haemostatic (stem); antirheumatic, diuretic and galactogogue (fruit) | | Litchi chinensis | Astringent (seeds); anticancer (root) | | Litsea monopetala | Stimulates the central nervous and cardiovascular systems, alleviates spasms, astringent and on the nictating membrane (stem bark). | | Luma chequen | Antibacterial, astringent, diuretic, expectorant, hypotensive, tonic. | | Lycopus europaeus | Sedative, thyrotropic, cardioactive diuretic, peripheral vasoconstrictor, antitussive, antihaemorrhagic; astringent, hypoglycaemic, mild narcotic and mild sedative (whole plant). | | |