| Adaptogenic |
having a positive general effect on the body
irrespective of disease condition, especially under stress |
| Aldehydes |
class of organic compounds standing between
alcohols and acids |
| Alexipharmic |
neutralizing a poison |
| Allelopathy |
inhibiting influence exerted by one plant over
others by the production of a chemical inhibitor; usually a terpenoid or
phenolic |
| Allopathy |
system of medicine which uses drugs with effects
opposite to the symptom s produced by the disease (in contrast to
homoeopathy) |
| Alveolitis |
inflammation of tooth socket |
| Amenorrhea |
failure to menstruate |
| Anaesthetic |
agent which produces a local or general loss of
sensation, including pain |
| Analeptic |
fortifying, restorative |
| Analgesic |
relieves pain without blocking the conduction of
nerve impulses or markedly altering the function of the sensory apparatus |
| Anaphrodisiac |
reduces sexual desire |
| Anodyne |
relieving pain; analgesic |
| Anthelmintic |
agent that is destructive to worms and used for
removing internal parasitic worms |
| Anticoagulant |
impeding the clotting of blood |
| Antidepressant |
uplifts and counteracts depression |
| Antifungal |
destroying fungi or inhibiting their growth |
| Anti-inflammatory |
reducing or suppressing inflammation |
| Antineuralgic |
agent that relieves paroxysmal nerve pain |
| Antioxidant |
a substance that inhibits oxidation or reactions
promoted by oxygen, peroxides, or free radicals |
| Antiphlogistic |
preventing or curing inflammation; antipyretic |
| Antipyretic |
counteracting inflammation or fever; febrifuge |
| Antirheumatic |
an agent which suppresses manifestations of
rheumatic disease or agents that are capable of delaying progression of the
basic disease process in inflammatory arthritis |
| Antiseborrheic |
preventing or relieving excessive secretion of
sebum |
| Antiseptic |
inhibit the growth of or destroy infectious
microorganisms |
| Antispasmodic |
capable of preventing or relieving spasms or
convulsions |
| Antitussive |
relieving or preventing coughing |
| Antiviral |
drugs that stimulate cellular defenses against
viruses, reducing cell DNA synthesis and making cells more resistant to
viral genes, enhancing cellular immune responses or suppressing their
replication |
| Anxiolytic |
relieving anxiety and tension |
| Aperient |
gently moving the bowels |
| Aperitive |
stimulating the appetite |
| Aphrodisiac |
increasing sexual desire |
| Astringent |
causing contraction of living tissues(often
mucous membranes); reducing haemorrhages, secretions, diarrhoea, etc |
