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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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| Cassia auriculata | Anthelmintic (fruit and leaf); alleviates spasms and antiviral (aerial part and root); stops bleeding (bark); coolant and reduces fever (leaf); anthelmintic, emetic (pods); alexipharmic and cooling (seeds); astringent (flowers) | | Cassytha filiformis | Astringent and diuretic (plant); taken as a tonic (infusion of stems); as a vermifuge (pounded stems). | | Castanea sativa | Antispasmodic and antiviral (stem bark); astringent, anti-inflammatory, expectorant and tonic (leaf and bark). | | Cayratia trifolia | Astringent (root); hypothermic and stimulates the central nervous system (aerial part); rubefacient (leaves) | | Ceanothus americanus | Astingent, antispasmodic, antisyphilitic, strongly astringent (they contain 8% tannin), expectorant, haemostatic and sedative (root) | | Cedrus deodara | Antiinflammatory, analgesic and fights pathogenic Epidermophyton, carminative (wood), astringent and febrifuge (bark); expectorant. | | Celastrus scandens | Diaphoretic, diuretic and emetic (root); analgesic, antipyretic, astringent, cardioactive, cholagogue, depurative, emmenagogue, laxative. | | Celtis australis | Alleviates spasms (fruit); astringent, lenitive and stomachic (leaves and fruits). | | Ceratonia siliqua | Demulcent and emollient (seedpods); astringent and purgative (seed husk); astringent (bark). | | Ceriops tagal | | | Chaenomeles speciosa | Analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, astringent and digestive (fruit) | | Chamaesyce hypericifolia | Antipyretic, astringent, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, hemostatic, laxative and narcotic (plant) | | Chimaphila maculata | Analgesic, antibacterial, astringent, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, rubefacient, stimulant and tonic (plant) | | Chimaphila umbellata | Alterative, antibacterial, astringent, diaphoretic, diuretic, rubefacient, stimulant and tonic (whole plant); rubefacient (fresh leaves) | | Chrysophyllum cainito | Taken as a pectoral (decoction of rind or leaves); astringent, tonic and stimulant (bark); tonic, diuretic and febrifuge (seed); diuretic, febrifuge and vermifuge (dried latex) | | Chukrasia tabularis | Astringent and febrifuge (bark extract) | | Cicer arietinum | Lowers blood lipids and cholesterol, reduces stress, builds endurance and vigor, estrogenic, aphrodisiac, anthelmintic, stimulant and tonic. An acid exudation from the seedpods is astringent. | | Cimicifuga racemosa | Alterative, analgesic, antirheumatic, antispasmodic, astringent, blood cleanser, cardiac, diuretic, emetic, emmenagogue, expectorant, laxative, sedative, stimulant, sudorific and tonic. | | Cinnamomum verum | Astringent, aromatic, stimulant, carminative, expectorant, antiemetic, reduces nausea and lipolytic. | | Cinnamomum cassia | Relieves pain, diaphoretic, germicide, reduces fever, laxative, astringent, carminative, diuretic and stimulates the heart and liver. | | |