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Des. Dessicative, 



Det. Detergent, 



Dia. Diaphoretic, 



Dis. Discutient, 



Dili. Diuretic, 



D-pil. Depilatory, 



D-ter. Detersive, 



Dra. Drastic, 



Erne. Emetic, 



Emm. Emmenagogue, 



Emo. Emollient, 



Esc. Esculent, 



E-sch. Escharotic, 



Exa. Exanthematous, 



Exc. Excitant, 



Exp. Expectorant, 



Far. Farinaceous, 



Feb. Febrifuge, 



F-com. Female complaints 



Feet. Foetid, 



For. Forage, 



Fum. Fumigating, 



Gal. Galactagogue, 



Hep. Hepatic, 



Her. Herpatic, 



Hycl. Hydragogue, 



Hyp. Hypnotic, 



Ins. Insecticide, 



Lax. Laxative, 



Len. Lenitive, 



Lit. Lithontryptic, 



Mat. Maturating, 



Muc. Mucilaginous, 



Nar. Narcotic, 



Nau. Nauseant, 



Nep. Nephreticmn, 



Ner. Nervine, 



Nut. Nutritious, 



Opt. Ophthalmicum. 



Oru. Ornamental, 



Par. Parturient, 



Pec. Pectoral, 



Per. Perfume, 



Poi. Poisonous, 



Pun. Pungent, 



Pur. Purgative, 



Ref. Refrigerant, 



Res. Resolvent, 



Rub. Rubifacient, 



Sac. Saccharine, 



Sad. Salad, 



Sal. Saline, 



Sap. Saponaceous, 



Sed. Sedative, 



Sia. Sialagogue, 



Ste. Sternutatory, 



Sti. Stimulant, 



Sto. Stomachic, 



Sty. Styptic, 



Sud. Sudorific, 



Drying the moisture of wounds and ulcers. 



Cleansing to wounds, boils or ulcers. 



Producing insensible perspiration. 



Dispelling or resolving tumors. 



Increasing the secretion and flow of urine. 



Removing superfluous hair. 



Detergent. 



Powerfully cathartic. 



Producing or causing vomiting. 



Promoting menstruation. 



Softening to inflamed parts ; soothing. 



Eatable as food. 



A substance which, applied to a living part, causes an eschar. 



Relating to eruption or skin diseases of an eruptive nature. 



Producing excitement ; stimulant. 



A medicine capable of facilitating expectoration. 



Containing farina ; mealy ; employed as nutriment. 



Abating or driving away fever. 



Ailments peculiar to women, as dysmenorrhoea, amenorrhoea, 



Bad smelling, disgusting, nauseous, stinking. [etc. 



Used as food for domestic cattle, sheep or horses. 



Disinfecting by burning substances which counteract on 



Favoring the secretion of milk. [noxious odors. 



Relating to diseases of the liver. 



Relating to or curing eruptions or skin diseases, as ringworm 



Medicines that cause watery evacuations, and believed capa- 



Producing or inducing sleep. [ble of expelling serum. 



A substance that destroys insects. 



A medicine that acts gently on the bowels, without griping. 



Palliating or allaying irritation ; also laxative. 



Medicine believed to dissolve calculi in the urinary organs. 



Favoring the maturation or ripening of tumors, boils and 



Gummy, glutinous, viscid, demulcent. [ulcers. 



Stupefying, sedative, poisonous. 



Causing inclination to vomit. 



Relating to or curing kidney complaints. 



Allaying nervous excitement ; acting on the nervous system. 



Having the quality of nourishing or sustaining life. 



A remedy for diseases of the eye. 



Cultivated for ornament. 



A medicine that induces or promotes labor or child-birth. 



Medicines considered proper for relieving affections of the 



A plant or substance used for its fragrance. [chest. 



Producing death, if taken in improper doses. 



Biting, hot, acrid ; prickly to the taste. 



A medicine that physics more powerfully than a cathartic. 



Depressing the morbid temperature of the body ; cooling. 



Discutient ; dispelling or resolving tumors. 



Producing or causing redness of the skin. 



Containing sugar ; sweetish. 



Fresh herbs eaten as condiments or as food. 



Containing or having the properties of a salt. 



Soapy ; making a lather with water. 



Directly depressing to the vital forces. 



Provoking the secretion of saliva. 



A substance which provokes sneezing. 



Exciting or inducing organic action of the animal economy. 



Strengthening and giving tone to the stomach ; tonic. 



Externally astringent ; arresting hemorrhage or bleeding. 



A medicine which provokes sweating ; see Diaphoretic. 



