Therapeutic Terms

Calmative	mildly sedative
Cardiotonic	tending to increase the tonus of heart muscle
Cariogenic	producing or promoting the development of tooth decay
Carminative	expelling gas from the stomach or intestines so as to relieve flatulence or abdominal pain or distension
Catarrh	inflammation of a mucous membrane, with a free discharge (Hippocrates); especially one chronically affecting the human nose and air passages
Cathartic	purgative
Cephalic	clears the mind, stimulates mental activity
Chemotype	visually identical plants with significantly different chemical components, resulting in different therapeutic properties; abbreviated to et. as in Thymus vulgaris ct. alcohol
Cholagogic	stimulating gall bladder contraction to promote the flow bile: choleretic
Choleretic	stimulating the production of bile; cholagogic
Cicatrizant	promoting formation of scar tissue and healing
Cohobation	the recycling of the water used in the distillation process; no water is discarded and the water is enriched (saturated) with water-soluble molecules from the plant material
Colloid	a mixture in which one substance is divided into minute particles(called colloidal particles) and dispersed throughout a second substance, and when this is water the colloid is called a hydrosol: when it is air it is called an aerosol.
Cordial	a stimulating medicine or drink
Cytophylactic	stimulates the growth of healthy new skin cells