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A bitter ia substance that increases the appetite and stimulates digestion by acting on the mucous membranes of the mouth. Also increases the flow of bile, stimulates repair of the gut wall lining and regulates the secretion of insulin and glucogen.
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Plants having 'Bitter' activity
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| Swertia japonica | Bitter and stomachic (whole plant); aperitif, bitter, cardiotonic, tonic (shoots) | | Tamarix articulata | Astringent (galls); astringent and bitter (bark) | | Terminalia alata | The bark is bitter, styptic, diuretic and cardiotonic. | | Teucrium chamaedrys | Anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic, aperient, aromatic, astringent, bitter, carminative, diaphoretic, digestive, diuretic, stimulant and tonic (whole plant). | | Toddalia asiatica | As a bitter tonic and antipyretic (decoction of the bark) | | Trachyspermum ammi | Diuretic and carminative (root); lowers blood pressure, depresses heart activity and antifungal (essential oil); carminative (fruit and root); stimulant and alleviates spasms (fruit); antispasmodic, stimulant, tonic and carminative (plant); strongly antiseptic, antispasmodic, aromatic, bitter, diaphoretic, digestive, diuretic, expectorant and tonic (seed oil). | | Valeriana hardwickii | Bitter, carminative, diuretic, expectorant, nervine and stimulant (root); antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, emmenagogue, diaphoretic and stimulant (plant) | | Vallaris solanacea | Astringent, bitter (bark); cardiotonic (seed); irritant (plant juice). | | 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. | | Yucca elata | Antibacterial, antiinflammatory, antimelanomic, antitumor, astringent, analgesic, depurative, fungicide, bitter (plant or root); antiedemic, antiinflammatory, and hemolytic (plant extract). | | Zanthoxylum armatum | Appetizer, anthelmintic, bitter, digestible and tasty (fruit); anthelmintic, tonic (seeds); hypoglycaemic (stems with thorns). | | Zanthoxylum limonella | Antiinflammatory, anesthetic and "antagonistic" (fruit’s essential oil); bitter and
aromatic (bark); astringent, stimulant and digestive (pericarp) | | |