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Maturating
Ripens or brings boils to a head.
Mucilaginous
Soothing to all inflammation.
Nauseant
Produces vomiting.
Nervine
Acts specifically on the nervous system, stops nervous excitement.
Opthalmicum
A remedy for eye diseases.
Parturient
Induces and promotes labour at childbirth.
Pectoral
A remedy for chest affections.
Refrigerant
Cooling.
Resolvent
Dissolves boils and tumours.
Rubifacient
Increases circulation and produces red skin.
Sedative
A nerve tonic, promotes sleep.
Sialogogue
Increases the secretion of saliva.
Stomachic
Strengthens the stomach. Relieves indigestion.
Styptic
Arrests bleeding.
Sudorific
Produces profuse perspiration.
Tonic
A remedy which is invigorating and strengthening.
Vermifuge
Expels worms from the system.
Courtesy of Brantridge Forrest School, Balcombe, Sussex, England