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THE NEW ZEALAND FAMILY HERB DOCTOR. 
ABBREVIATIONS AND PROPERTIES 
ALT 
ANo 
A-SCOR. . 
EXPLAINED. 
. Alterative—changing the morbid actions of the 
secretions. 
. Anodyne—quieting, easing pain. 
ANTH .. 
A-BIL .. 
A-SEP.. 
A-SPAS. 
APE , 
AROM , 
AST 
YAR 
Anthelmintic—expelling or destroying worms. 
Anti-bilious—correcting the bile or bilious secretions. 
Anti-scorbutic—useful in scurvy. 
Anti-septic—preventing mortification, 
Anti-spasmodic—relieving spasms, 
. Aperient—opening. 
Aromatic—agreeable, spicy. 
. Astringent—contracting the fibres or solids. 
BaL .. 
ATH .. 
CEPH , 
Dem 
Deo 
Diz 
Das 
Dis 
EME 
FimMot . 
Eu 
Exe 
Fes 
Her 
INHAL . 
Lax 
Muc 
NER 
Balsamic—mild, healing, stimulant. 
Carminative—expelling wind. 
Cathartic—purgative, cleansing the bowels. 
. Cephalic—remedy for diseases of the head. 
Demulcent—softening, and sheathing from the action 
of acrid substances. 
.. Deobstruent—correcting the secretions, or removing 
obstructions. 
Diaphoretic—producing insensible perspiration. 
. Diuretic—increasing the discharge of urine. 
. Discutient—dissolving, discussing. 
. Emetic—causing vomiting. 
. Emollient—softening, causing warmth and moisture. 
.. Emmenagogue—promoting menstruation. 
., Expectorant—producing discharge from the lungs. 
. Febrifuge—dispelling fever, allaying fever heat. 
. Herpetic—curing diseases of the skin. 
. Inhalant—drawing the steam orsmoke into the lungs. 
* 
Laxative—mild purgative. 
.» Mucilaginous—glutinous, lubricating. 
. Nervine—stivugthening the nerves. 
