Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A drug or agent that induces or hastens menstrual flow.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A medicine that promotes the menstrual discharge.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A medicine that promotes the menstrual discharge.
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- noun
Herb that stimulatesblood flow in thepelvic area anduterus , causingmenstruation .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any agent that promotes menstrual discharge
Etymologies
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Examples
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Dandelion greens are similarly amazing sources of nutrition - the Dents de Lion is an imported plant brought here by European settlers because it's so valuable both as a food source and as an herb [not recommended for pregnant women, it is an emmenagogue]
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Many herbs with emmenagogue properties promoting menstruation are contraindicated during pregnancy.
THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003
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It also eliminates worms and is an emmenagogue, so it should be generally avoided during pregnancy.
THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003
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It is certain that in some parts of England preparations of Pennyroyal are in considerable demand, and a great number of women ascribe _emmenagogue_ properties to it, that is, the power of inducing the periodical monthly flux.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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A medicine may be an emmenagogue without being an ecbolic.
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The following is recommended as a reliable emmenagogue in many cases of functional amenorrhoea:
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The following is recommended as a reliable emmenagogue in many cases of functional amenorrhoea:
Searchlights on Health The Science of Eugenics B. G. Jefferis
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In North India this drug is used as emmenagogue and anti-arthritic, and in Banda for intermittent fevers and intestinal disorders.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891
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He also recommends its use before breakfast as an anthelmintic in lumbricoids, and finally attributes to it virtues as an emmenagogue.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891
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-- The bark of the trunk is well known as a febrifuge and emmenagogue in India.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891
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For more than 2,000 years, dittany was used as an emmenagogue: a substance to provoke menstruation.
Plant of the Month: Dittany | JSTOR Daily Allison Miller 2020
madmouth commented on the word emmenagogue
Emmenagogue, the Red Agent
June 19, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word emmenagogue
"Good, I had plenty of willow bark still left. I hesitated over the small rank of bottles in the upper right tray of the chest. I had several very strong emmenagogues—blue cohosh, ergot, and pennyroyal—but picked instead the gentler tansy and rue, setting a handful into a bowl and pouring boiling water on them to steep."
—Diana Gabaldon, The Fiery Cross (NY: Bantam Dell, 2001), 58
January 19, 2010