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Diaphoretic |
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A diaphoretic is an agent that promotes sweating.
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Plants having 'Diaphoretic' activity
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| Cleome isocandra | Diaphoretic, rubefacient and vesicant (leaves); anthelmintic, carminative, rubefacient and vesicant (seeds); irritant, acrid, rubifacient and vesicant (bark). | | Cleome viscosa | Diaphoretic, rubefacient and vesicant (leaves); blistering and rubefacient (seed and leaf); anthelmintic, carminative, rubefacient and vesicant (seeds); rubifacient, vesicant, sudorific and antifungal properties (leaves); irritant, acrid, rubifacient and vesicant (bark). | | Cnicus benedictus | Stimulates the flow of gastric juices and bile and antimicrobial. Astringent, bitter, cholagogue, diaphoretic, diuretic, strongly emetic in large doses, emmenagogue, galactogogue, stimulant, stomachic and tonic (whole plant) | | Collinsonia canadensis | Alterative, antispasmodic, antioxidant, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic, litholytic, sedative, tonic, vasodilator and vulnerary (whole plant or fresh root); emetic (leaves) | | Cornus florida | Antiperiodic, astringent, diaphoretic, mildly stimulant and tonic (dried root bark). | | Corylus avellana | Stimulating effect on the circulation and bile production, diuretic (dried or fresh leaves); astringent, diaphoretic, febrifuge, nutritive and odontalgic (bark, leaves, catkins and fruits) | | Crinum asiaticum | Laxative (seed); diaphoretic and induces nausea; bitter, tonic, laxative and expectorant (bulb); expectorant (leaves) | | Crinum defixum | Diuretic, antiinflammatory and depresses the central nervous system (50% EtOH plant extract); laxative (seed); nauseant, emetic, emollient and diaphoretic (bulb) | | Crocus sativus | Abortifacient, anodyne, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, appetizer, carminative, diaphoretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, narcotic, sedative, stimulant. | | Cuscuta chinensis | Aphrodisiac, demulcent, diaphoretic, hepatic and tonic (seed) | | Cuscuta japonica | Aphrodisiac, demulcent, diaphoretic, hepatic and tonic (seed) | | Cymbopogon citratus | Oil has antifungal and antibacterial properties; antimicrobial, analgesic, antipyretic and depresses the central nervous system (essential plant oil); antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, cyanogenetic, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, preventative (cold), stimulant and insecticidal. | | Cymbopogon nardus | Sedative, carminative, antiseptic, antimicrobial (in vivo), emmenagogue, antispasmodic, deodorant, diaphoretic, insecticide, parasitic, tonic and stimulant (plant oil). | | Cymbopogon schoenanthus | Acrid, bitter, pungent, as a diaphoretic stimulant, carminative, emmenagogue (roots and rhizome); stimulant, carminative, antispasmodic and diaphoretic (oil) | | Cynanchum vincetoxicum | Diaphoretic, diuretic and emetic | | Cyperus rotundus | Astringent, anthelmintic, diuretic, carminative, increases the secretion of gastric juices, stimulant and diaphoretic (tuber); antipyretic and antiinflammatory (rhizome oil)analgesic, antibacterial, antibiotic, antispasmodic, antitussive, aromatic, contraceptive, emmenagogue, lithontripic, sedative, antierysipelas, stomachic, tonic, vermifuge. | | Cyperus scariosus | Stimulates the cardiovascular system (rhizome); diaphoretic, diuretic, astringent, increases the secretion of gastric juices, dessicant, cordial, stomachic, stimulant and aphrodisiac (tuber) | | Dendranthema x grandiflorum | Antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, carminative, depurative, diaphoretic, febrifuge, ophthalmic, refrigerant and sedative (flower heads). | | Desmodium sequax | Used as antiseptic (chewed leaves); diaphoretic (roots). | | Dianthus caryophyllus | Aromatic, stimulant, alexiteric, antispasmodic, cardiotonic, diaphoretic and nervine (flowers); vermifuge (plant) | | |