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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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| Rhus potaninii | Antiseptic, astringent and haemostatic (galls) | | Rhus punjabensis var. sinica | Antiseptic, astringent and haemostatic (galls) | | Rhus succedanea | Antidiarrheal and astringent (aerial part); antiviral, anticancer and alleviates spasms (leaf). | | Rosa canina | Astringent, carminative, diuretic, laxative, ophthalmic and tonic (petals, hips and galls); vermifuge (seeds) | | Rosa damascena | Bitter, astringent, sweet, cooling emollient aromatic, cardiotonic, anti-inflammatory, expectorant, digestive, carminative, aphrodisiac, depurative, febrifuge, intellect promoting styptic (flowers) | | Rosa laevigata | Emmenagogue and depurative (fruits, root and leaves); astringent (root bark); antibacterial, anticholesterolemic, astringent, carminative, diuretic and stomachic (dried fruit); vulnerary (leaves). | | Rubia cordifolia | Alterative, anodyne, antiphlogistic, antitussive, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, febrifuge, styptic, tonic, vulnerary, hypoglycemic (EtOH extract of aerial part); cleanses the bowel, antiseptic and astringent (root). | | Rubia tinctorum | Decreases spasms in the urinary tract and possibly diuretic (a reddish color from the herb appears in the urine); astringent, tonic, lithontriptic, aperient, cholagogue, diuretic and emmenagogue (roots) | | Rubus ellipticus | Astringent and febrifuge (plant); as a renal tonic and antidiuretic (inner bark) | | Rubus glomeratus | abortifacient, astringent and emmenagogue (leaves); blood tonic (roots and leaves) | | Rubus rosifolius | Anodyne, astringent and depurative (leaves and roots); expectorant (decoction of roots); demulcent (syrup of fruit). | | Rumex acetosa | Depurative and stomachic (plant); astringent, diuretic, laxative and refrigerant (fresh or dried leaves); astringent, diuretic and haemostatic (infusion of root). | | Rumex acetosella | Diuretic (fresh juice of the leaves); antipyretic, antitumor, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, hemostatic, laxative, peristaltic and refrigerant (whole plant); astringent (root) | | Rumex aquaticus | Alterative, astringent, cholagogue, deobstruent, depurative, digestive, detergent, laxative and mildly tonic (root) | | Rumex crispus | Acts as a gentle and safe laxative (plant); alterative, antiscorbutic, astringent, cholagogue, depurative, laxative and mildly tonic (root) | | Rumex patientia | Astringent (leaves); laxative (roots) | | Rumex vesicarius | Aperient, astringent, diuretic and cooling (leaves) | | Sagittaria sagittifolia | Antiinflammatory, acrid and astringent (plant) | | Salacia chinensis | Astringent, abortifacient and antidiabetic (root). | | Salix alba | Anodyne, anti-inflammatory, antiperiodic, antiseptic, astringent, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, hypnotic, sedative and tonic (bark) | | |