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♠ = toxic agent, AVOID          ♣ = danger/caution, mild to severe apply         ♥ = AVOID if pregnant
See corresponding herb pages for more information

TERM DEFINITION NATURAL AGENTS ASSOCIATED with the TERM

EMETIC Stimulates vomiting Adder's Tongue; Ailanto; Alder; Alder, Tag; Allspice, Carolina; American Ivy; Angostura; Ash, American; Balloon Vine; Bottle Gourd; Bowman's Root; Buttonbush; Centaury, European; Cleavers; Cucumber
♣ = Angelica; Angelica, American; Bay; Bayberry; Bead Tree; Bogbean; Broom, Dyer's; Cascara Sagrada; Chamomile; Cohosh, blue; Crampbark; Thistle, Blessed
♥ = Angelica; Angelica, American; Chamomile; Cohosh, Blue
♠ = Arnica; Arrowwood; Asarabacca; Bittersweet, American; Blackroot; Bloodroot; Blue Flag; Broom, Scotch; Bryony; Bryony, White; Butterfly Weed (poisons);Castor Bean

EMMENAGOGUE Promotes the start of menstruation Akebia; Amber; American Ivy; Ammoniac gum; Arrowhead; Asafetida; Ash, Prickly; Aster, Flat-topped White; Bachelor Button; Baeckea; Balloon Vine; Beggar Tick; Beggartick, Swamp; Bur Reed; Caesar Weed; Carrot, Wild; Catnip; Clove; Pinks, Chinese; Szechuan Pepper (See Ash, Prickly)
♣ = Achryanthes root; Angelica; Angelica, American; Arsesmart; Bay; Bayberry, English; Bead Tree; Blazing Star; Bogbean; Burnut; Calendula; Caraway; Cedar, White; Chamomile; Cohosh, blue; Mugwort; Thistle, Blessed
♥ = Achryanthes root; Angelica; Angelica, American; Burnut; Calendula; Chamomile; Cohosh, Blue
♠ = Ambrosia; Birthwort; Black Cohosh; Bloodroot; Bonduc Nut; Castor Bean; Columbine

EMOLLIENT Softens and soothes externally; agents usually prepared in skin ointment form Adder's Tongue; Alkanet; Almond; Aloe; Apple; Ash, Manna; Balsam; Balsam Pear; Banana; Caesar Weed; Chickweed; Canary Island Tea Plant; Couchgrass; Cucumber; Ragwort
♣ = Borage; Coltsfoot; Comfrey
♥ = Coltsfoot
♠ = Arnica; Bonduc Nut; Castor Bean

ERRHINE Promotes sneezing and nasal discharge; herbalist term ♣ = Bayberry
♠ = Asarabacca

ESTROGENIC An agent containing a substance which behaves like estrogen. None should be taken by pregnant women. ♣ = Burdock; Clover, Red; Cohosh, blue; Hops
♥ = Agnus-Castus; Burdock; Clover, Red; Cohosh, Blue; Dong Quai; Hops; Sage; Sage, Purple
♠ = Black Cohosh

EXPECTORANT Promotes loosening and discharge of secretions from the respiratory passages Abscess Root; Alliaria; American Ivy; Ammoniac Gum; Ampelopsis; Anaphalis; Anise; Annatto; Asafetida; Aster, Flat-topped White; Shatavari (See Asparagus); Aster, Red-stalked; Bachelor Button; Balloon Flower; Balm of Copaiba; Balsam; Balsam of Peru; Balsam of Tolu; Bamboo, Black; Barley; Basil, Holy; Beech; Beggar Tick; Beggartick, Swamp; Benzoin; Betony; Black Chebula; Bo-Tree; Bowman's Root; Caesar Weed; Capers; Cardamine; Chickweed; Clove; Coriander; Damiana; Dandelion; Elecampane; Eucalyptus; Garlic; Horehound; Marshmallow; Nettle, Blind; New Jersey Tea; Oregano, Greek (weak); Onion; Peach; Poplar, Ontario; Poplar, Black; Poplar, White; Pussytoes, Plantain-leaved; Speedwell; Thyme; Walnut, English
♣ = Anemarrhena; Angelica; Apricot; Asparagus, Chinese; Asparagus, Fern; Barrenwort; Bay; Bayberry; Bethroot; Blackberry lily; Boneset; Borage; Burdock; Caraway; Cardamom; Cedar, White; Celandine; Chervil; Clover, Red; Coltsfoot; Comfrey; Elder; Fennel; Licorice; Thistle, Blessed
♥ = Angelica; Blackberry Lily; Burdock; Calamint; Celandine; Clover, red; Coltsfoot; Fennel; Ginger, Wild
♠ = Ambrosia; Arnica; Arrowwood; Arum; Pasque Flower (See Anemone); Asthma Weed; Birthwort, Frail; Black Cohosh; Bloodroot; Bryony, White; Butterfly Weed; Cabbage, Skunk

©2006 by Ernestina Parziale, CH

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♠ = toxic agent, AVOID ♣ = danger/caution, mild to severe apply ♥ = AVOID if pregnant See corresponding herb pages for more information
TERM	DEFINITION	NATURAL AGENTS ASSOCIATED with the TERM
EMETIC	Stimulates vomiting	Adder's Tongue; Ailanto; Alder; Alder, Tag; Allspice, Carolina; American Ivy; Angostura; Ash, American; Balloon Vine; Bottle Gourd; Bowman's Root; Buttonbush; Centaury, European; Cleavers; Cucumber ♣ = Angelica; Angelica, American; Bay; Bayberry; Bead Tree; Bogbean; Broom, Dyer's; Cascara Sagrada; Chamomile; Cohosh, blue; Crampbark; Thistle, Blessed ♥ = Angelica; Angelica, American; Chamomile; Cohosh, Blue ♠ = Arnica; Arrowwood; Asarabacca; Bittersweet, American; Blackroot; Bloodroot; Blue Flag; Broom, Scotch; Bryony; Bryony, White; Butterfly Weed (poisons);Castor Bean
EMMENAGOGUE	Promotes the start of menstruation	Akebia; Amber; American Ivy; Ammoniac gum; Arrowhead; Asafetida; Ash, Prickly; Aster, Flat-topped White; Bachelor Button; Baeckea; Balloon Vine; Beggar Tick; Beggartick, Swamp; Bur Reed; Caesar Weed; Carrot, Wild; Catnip; Clove; Pinks, Chinese; Szechuan Pepper (See Ash, Prickly) ♣ = Achryanthes root; Angelica; Angelica, American; Arsesmart; Bay; Bayberry, English; Bead Tree; Blazing Star; Bogbean; Burnut; Calendula; Caraway; Cedar, White; Chamomile; Cohosh, blue; Mugwort; Thistle, Blessed ♥ = Achryanthes root; Angelica; Angelica, American; Burnut; Calendula; Chamomile; Cohosh, Blue ♠ = Ambrosia; Birthwort; Black Cohosh; Bloodroot; Bonduc Nut; Castor Bean; Columbine
EMOLLIENT	Softens and soothes externally; agents usually prepared in skin ointment form	Adder's Tongue; Alkanet; Almond; Aloe; Apple; Ash, Manna; Balsam; Balsam Pear; Banana; Caesar Weed; Chickweed; Canary Island Tea Plant; Couchgrass; Cucumber; Ragwort ♣ = Borage; Coltsfoot; Comfrey ♥ = Coltsfoot ♠ = Arnica; Bonduc Nut; Castor Bean
ERRHINE	Promotes sneezing and nasal discharge; herbalist term	♣ = Bayberry ♠ = Asarabacca
ESTROGENIC	An agent containing a substance which behaves like estrogen. None should be taken by pregnant women.	♣ = Burdock; Clover, Red; Cohosh, blue; Hops ♥ = Agnus-Castus; Burdock; Clover, Red; Cohosh, Blue; Dong Quai; Hops; Sage; Sage, Purple ♠ = Black Cohosh
EXPECTORANT	Promotes loosening and discharge of secretions from the respiratory passages	Abscess Root; Alliaria; American Ivy; Ammoniac Gum; Ampelopsis; Anaphalis; Anise; Annatto; Asafetida; Aster, Flat-topped White; Shatavari (See Asparagus); Aster, Red-stalked; Bachelor Button; Balloon Flower; Balm of Copaiba; Balsam; Balsam of Peru; Balsam of Tolu; Bamboo, Black; Barley; Basil, Holy; Beech; Beggar Tick; Beggartick, Swamp; Benzoin; Betony; Black Chebula; Bo-Tree; Bowman's Root; Caesar Weed; Capers; Cardamine; Chickweed; Clove; Coriander; Damiana; Dandelion; Elecampane; Eucalyptus; Garlic; Horehound; Marshmallow; Nettle, Blind; New Jersey Tea; Oregano, Greek (weak); Onion; Peach; Poplar, Ontario; Poplar, Black; Poplar, White; Pussytoes, Plantain-leaved; Speedwell; Thyme; Walnut, English ♣ = Anemarrhena; Angelica; Apricot; Asparagus, Chinese; Asparagus, Fern; Barrenwort; Bay; Bayberry; Bethroot; Blackberry lily; Boneset; Borage; Burdock; Caraway; Cardamom; Cedar, White; Celandine; Chervil; Clover, Red; Coltsfoot; Comfrey; Elder; Fennel; Licorice; Thistle, Blessed ♥ = Angelica; Blackberry Lily; Burdock; Calamint; Celandine; Clover, red; Coltsfoot; Fennel; Ginger, Wild ♠ = Ambrosia; Arnica; Arrowwood; Arum; Pasque Flower (See Anemone); Asthma Weed; Birthwort, Frail; Black Cohosh; Bloodroot; Bryony, White; Butterfly Weed; Cabbage, Skunk