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Hydrogogue |
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A hydragogue is a class of cathartics that aid in the removal of edematous fluids and promote the discharge of watery fluid from the bowels.
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Plants having 'Hydrogogue' activity
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| | Apocynum androsaemifolium | Analgesic, anticonvulsant, antidote, aphrodisiac, cardiotonic, contraceptive, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic, expectorant, hydragogue, lactagogue, laxative, narcotic, tonic (plant); cardiotonic, cathartic, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic and expectorant (roots) | | | Bryonia alba | Cathartic, hydrogogue, irritant, pectoral and purgative (root) | | | Bryonia dioica | Cathartic, cytotoxic, diaphoretic, expectorant, hydrogogue, irritant, pectoral, purgative and vermifuge, as a rubefacient to muscular and joint pains and pleurisy (root) | | | Chelidonium majus | Antispasmodic (to the gastrointestinal tract), stimulates the flow of bile soothes and aids in healing digestive parts, kills microbes in the upper respiratory tract and sedative. Acrid, alterative, anodyne, antispasmodic, caustic, cholagogue, diaphoretic, diuretic, hydrogogue, narcotic, purgative (leaves and sap) | | | Convulvulus scammonia | A drastic cathartic and hydrogogue (resin) | | | Copaifera langsdorffii | Strong antiseptic and expectorant (resin); antibacterial, carminative, diuretic, emetic, laxative, hydragogue, stimulant and urinary antiseptic. | | | Echallium elaterium | | | | Sonchus oleraceus | Galactogogue (plant); febrifuge (leaf and root); laxative (gum); vermifuge (roots); hydrogogue and cathartic (stem juice) | | |
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