HERBAL TERMSINFUSION - herbal tea made by steeping herbs for 5 to 10 minutes. take lukewarm or cool. DECOCTION - extracting the mineral salts and bitters from herbs. boil green plants parts for 2 to 4 minutes, roots and bark for 10 minutes. COLD EXTRACT - preserves the volatile ingredients. let stand for 8 to 12 hours. JUICE - good for water soluble ingredients ie. vitamin and minerals. put in blender or juicer with small amount of water. strain and drink right away. POWDER - grind herbs until you have a powder, put into gelatin capsules. #0 hold about 10 grains of powder #15 hold about 15 grains. good for yucky tasting herbs. SYRUP - good for getting children to take herbs. ie cough a nd colds. TINCTURE - extract made with a 50% alcohol solution. let stand for two weeks. will keep a very long time. use only a few drop at a time. very strong. ESSENCE - dissolve a herbs essential oil in alcohol. this is good for preserving a herbs volatile essential oil. ie aromatherapy. OINTMENT - mix one part remedy in powdered form to hot petroleum jelly, lard or beeswax. slowly melt until completely blended and extracted. POULTICE OR CATAPLASM - used to get a remedy to the skin with moist heat. good for bruises, rashes, etc. FOMENTATION - soak a cloth or towel in an infusion or decoction, wring out and apply as hot as possible to the affected area. good for sprains. COLD COMPRESS - soak cloth or towel in an infusion or decoction that has been cooled, wring out excess. repeat when cloth gets warm, about every 15 to 20 minutes. ABORTIFACIENT - agent to cause or induces miscarriages ACRID - hot biting taste, or causes heat and irritation when applied to the skin. ADJUVANT - an herb added to a mixture to aid the effected of the principal ingredient. ALTERATIVE - an agent which produces gradual beneficial change in the body without having any marked effect on its own. a helper herb to main ingredient. ANALGESIC - a herb that relieves or diminishes pain; an anodyne. ANAPHRODISIAC - an agent which reduces sexual desire or potency. ANODYNE - an agent that soothes or relieves pain. ANESTHETIC - an agent that deadens sensation ANTHELMINTIC - an agent that destroys or expels intestinal worms; vermicide, vermifuge. ANTIBIOTIC - an agent that destroys or arrests the growth of micro organisms ANTICOAGULANT - an agent that prevents clotting in a liquid, as in blood. ANTIEMETIC - an agent that helps nausea and vomiting. ANTIHYDROTIC - an agent which reduces or suppresses perspiration ANTILITHIC - an agent which reduces or suppresses urinary stones and helps to dissolve those already present. ANTIPERIODIC - an agent which counteracts periodic or intermittent diseases. ie malaria ANTIPHLOGISTIC - an agent which reduces inflammation ANTIPYRETIC - an agent which prevents or reduces fever ANTISCORBUTIC - a source of vitamin c for curing or preventing scurvy ANTISCROFULOUS - counteracting scrofula ANTISEPTIC - an agent for destroying or stopping bacteria ANTISPAMODIC - an agent that helps relieves cramps or spasms ANTITUSSIVE - an agent that relieves coughing APERIENT - a mild stimulant for the bowels, a gentle purgative. APHRODISIAC - an agent for arousing or increasing sexual desire APPETIZER - an agent that excites the appetite AROMATIC - a substance having an agreeable odor. ASTRINGENT - an agent that dries the skin, ie witchhazel BALSAM - a soothing or healing agent or resinous substance that comes plants and is used in herbal preparations. BITTER - a bitter acts on the mucous membranes of the mouth and stomach to increase appetite and promote digestion. ie increases saliva output CALMATIVE - an agent that has a mild sedative effect CARDIAC - an agent that stimulates or otherwise affects the heart. CARMINATIVE - an agent to help expel gas CATHARTIC - a laxative CAUSTIC - a corrosive substance able to cause burning or eating away tissues. CHOLAGOGUE - an agent for increasing the flow of bile to the intestines COAGULANT - an agent that induces clotting in blood COUNTERIRRITANT - an agent for producing irritation in one part of the body to counteract irritation in another part. DEMULCENT - a substance that sooths irritated tissue, particularly mucous membrane. DEODORANT - an herb that mask or removes odors ie body odor DEPRESSANT - an agent which lessens nervous activity. opposite of stimulant. DEPURATIVE - an agent that cleanses and purifies the system, particularly the blood. DETERGENT - an agent that cleanses wounds and sores of diseased or dead matter. DIAPHORETIC - an agent that promotes perspiration DIGESTIVE - an agent that promotes or aids digestion DISINFECTANT - an agent that cleanses infection by destorying micro organisms. DIURETIC - an agent that increases the secretion and expulsion of urine. EMETIC - an agent that causes vomiting EMMENAGOGUE - an agent that promotes menstrual flow EMOLLIENT - an agent used extrernally to soften and soothe. ERRHINE - an agent that promotes sneezing and nasal discharges EUPHORIANT / EUPHORIGEN - an agent that induces an abnormal sense of vigor and buoyancy EXANTHEMATOUS - relating to skin diseases or eruptions EXPECTORANT - an agent that promotes the discharge of mucus from the lungs FEBRIFUGE - an agent that reduces or eliminates fever ie asprin GALACTAGOGUE - an agent that encourages or increases the secretion of milk HALLUCINOGEN - an agent that induces hallucinations HEMOSTATIC - an agent that stops bleeding HEPATIC - a drug that acts on the liver HYDRAGOGUE - a purgative that produces abundant watery discharge HYPNOTIC - an agent that promotes or produces sleep IRRITANT - an agent that irritants soft tissue LAXATIVE - a mild purgative MUCILAGINOUS - characterized by a gummy or gelatinous consistency NARCOTIC - a agent that relieves pain and induces sleep in smaller doses, convulsion, coma or death in larger doses. an addictive substance. NAUSEANT - an agent that produces a want to throw up. NERVINE - an agent that has a calming effect on the nerves OXYTOCIC - an agent thats timulates contraction of the uterine muscle. helps childbirth PECTORAL - an remedy for pulomanary or other chest diseases. PURGATIVE - an agent that produces a vigorous emptying of the bowels REFRIGERANT - an agent that lower abnormal body temp RESTORATIVE - an agent that restores concsousness or normal body activity RUBFACIENT - a gentle local irritant that produces reddening of the skin SEDATIVE - a soothing agent that reduces nervousness, distress or irritation SIALAGOGUE - an agent that stimulates the secretion of saliva SPECIFIC - an agent which cures or alleviates a particular condition or disease STIMULANT - an agent that excites or quickens the activity of the body STOMACHIC - an agent that strengthens, stimulates or tones the stomach STYPTIC - an agent that contracts tissues, helps stop bleeding SUDORIFIC - an agent that promotes or increases persiration TAENIACIDE - A SUBSTANCE THAT KILLS TAPEWORM TONIC - an agent that strengthens the body VASCOCONSTRICTOR - an agent that narrows the blood vessel, thus raising blood pressure VASODILATOR - an agent that widens the blood vessels thur lowering blood pressure VERMICIDE - an agent that cause the expulsion of interstinal worms VESICANT - an agent that produces blisters VUPNERARY - a healing application for wounds
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