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A cordial is a substance which gives a invigorating and stimulating effect to the body. It also increases the activity or efficiency of a system or organ
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Plants having 'Cordial' activity
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| Abies amabilis | Tonic (bark); antiscorbutic, diuretic, stimulant and tonic (resin); antiscorbutic (leaf) | | Abies canadensis | Diuretic, expectorant and highly stimulant (oil) | | Abies sibirica | Antirheumatic, expectorant and stimulant (oil from leaves) | | Acacia farnesiana | Antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, astringent, demulcent, diarrhea, febrifuge, rheumatism, and stimulant. Sedative and relaxes muscles (pod); diuretic and abortifacient (aerial part); astringent, flowers are stimulating (bark). The delicious perfume yielded by the pods is alterative. Flowers contain insecticidal compounds. | | Acacia julibrissin | Carminative, digestive, sedative and tonic (flower heads); anodyne, anthelmintic, carminative, discutient, diuretic, oxytocic, sedative, stimulant, tonic, vermifuge and vulnerary (stem bark) | | Acacia pennata | Hypotensive (50% EtOH aerial part extract); cardiacstimulant (aerial part); analgesic and anti-inflammatory; as an antidote for snake poison. | | Aconitum carmichaelii | Anaesthetic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic, cardiotonic, stimulant and vasodilator (root). | | Aconitum ferox | Initial depressant followed by stimulant effect, antiphlogistic, virulent poison (in high doses), alterative, anaesthetic, antiarthritic, deobstruent, sedative, anodyne, diuretic, diaphoretic. | | Aconitum kusnezoffii | Alterative, anaesthetic, antiarthritic, deobstruent, diaphoretic, diuretic, sedative and stimulant. | | Acorus gramineus | Antifungal, antibacterial, antiperiodic, antirheumatic, antispasmodic, aromatic, cardiac, carminative, diaphoretic, emmenaggue, febrifuge, sedative, stimulant, stomachic, tonic and vermifuge (root); anodyne, antiperiodic, antispasmodic, digestive, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, sedative, stimulant, stomachic, sudorific, tonic, vermifuge (whole plant) | | Actaea alba | Alterative, emmenagogue, parturient, narcotic, purgative, and nerve stimulant (plant) | | Actinodaphne angustifolia | Cardiovascular system stimulant and alleviates spasms (leaf); anthelmintic and styptic. | | Adenophora stricta | Stimulant (root); antitussive and expectorant | | Adenostemma lavenia | Diuretic and antiseptic (leaf); antispasmodic (leaves), stimulant and sternutatory (fresh juice). | | Adiantum capillus-veneris | Diuretic, expectorant (plant); antidandruff, antitussive, astringent, demulcent, depurative, emetic, weakly emmenagogue, emollient, weakly expectorant, febrifuge, galactogogue, laxative, pectoral, refrigerant, stimulant, sudorific and tonic (fresh or dried leafy fronds) | | Aegle marmelos | Hypoglycemic (root bark); anthelmintic and antifungal (seed); antiviral, astringent, laxative, carminative, hypothermic, hemostatic and arrests secretions, antiinflammatory and antimicrobial (against Salmonella and Vibrio cholera) (fruit); antibiotic activity (fruit, leaves and roots); sweet, aromatic, cooling, alterative and nutritive (ripe fruit); laxative (fresh fruit); astringent, digestive, stomachic, and constipative (unripe fruit); stimulant, antipyretic and antiscorbutic (pulp). | | Agathosma betulina | Antiseptic, aromatic, carminative, diaphoretic, digestive tonic, diuretic, kidney tonic, stimulant, tonic, urinary antiseptic, uterine stimulant. | | Ageratina altissima | Diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, stimulant and tonic (root) | | Ageratum conyzoides | Antifungal and antibacterial (essential leaf oil); kills insects (plant); analgesic, anti-inflammatory, emetic, purgative, decoagulant, depurative, febrifuge, stimulant, vulnerary. | | Ajuga bracteosa | Produces spasms and anticancer (50% EtOH extract of plant); antihelmintic and antisyphilitic (root bark); astringent, febrifugal, stimulant, aperient, tonic, diuretic and depurative (plant) | | |