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Abortifacient |
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An abortifacient is a substance that causes pregnancy to end prematurely by inducing the expulsion of an embryo or foetus.
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Plants having 'Abortifacient' activity
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| Sedum acre | Abortifacient, astringent, diuretic, emetic, emmenagogue, hypotensive, laxative, rubefacient, vermifuge and vulnerary (plant) | | Sophora japonica | Diuretic, emollient, febrifuge, tonic and antifertility (plant); laxative (leaves); styptic (flowers and pods); antibacterial, anticholesterolemic, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, haemostatic and hypotensive (flower and flower buds); abortifacient (seedpods); emetic and haemostatic (seeds). | | Sorghum bicolor | Antiabortive, cyanogenetic, emollient, intoxicant, and poison; demulcent and diuretic (seed); astringent and haemostatic (inflorescence). | | Sparganium simplex | Abortifacient, emmenagogue and stomachic | | Sparganium stenophyllum | Abortifacient, emmenagogue and stomachic | | Sparganium stoloniferum | Abortifacient, emmenagogue, galactogogue and sedative | | Spondias dulcis | Antidote (fruits), antibacterial (plant), abortifacient (bark) | | Stachytarpheta jamaicensis | Antiinflammtory, antihistamine, bronchodilator, antacid, antiparasitic, stimulates the central nervous system, abortifacient and hypothermic (plant). | | Tanacetum vulgare | Abortifacient, vermifuge (essential flower and leaf oil); tonic, stimulant, emmenagogue, diaphoretic and insect-repellent (decoction of dried leaves and flowertops) | | Taxus baccata | All parts of the plant, except the fleshy fruit, are antispasmodic, cardiotonic, diaphoretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, narcotic and purgative; cardiotonic and abortifacient (leaf); anticancer (bark); “hypothesmic activity” (aerial part); antispasmodic and sedative (fruit and leaf); narcotic and toxic (leaf. young aerial part and shoot) | | Taxus canadensis | Abortifacient, analgesic, antirheumatic, antitumor, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge and pectoral (plant) | | Tephrosia vogelii | Abortifacient, bactericide, emetic, and purgative (plant); anthelmintic (weak infusion of leaves) | | Thevetia peruviana | Emetic (decoction of bark or leaves); purgative, violent emetic and abortifacient (seeds); cardiotonic (purified thevetin from seed). | | Thuja occidentalis | Antiviral, diuretic, abortifacient (plant); Alterative, anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, aromatic, astringent, diaphoretic, diuretic and emmenagogue (recently dried leafy young twigs); antiseptic, expectorant and rubefacient (leaf esssential oil) | | Tribulus terrestris | Aphrodisiac and diuretic (fruit); alleviates spasms and stimulates the cardiovascular system, abortifacient, alterative, anthelmintic, aphrodisiac, astringent, carminative, demulcent, diuretic, emmenagogue, galactogogue, pectoral and tonic (seed and plant); cardiotonic and enhances semen production (plant). | | Trichosanthes japonica | Febrifuge (leaves and stem); antibacterial, anticholesterolemic, antifungal, depurative, emollient, expectorant and laxative (fruit); antibiotic, abortifacient, anti-inflammatory, febrifuge, galactogogue, laxative, oxytocic, sialagogue and uterine tonic (root); antitussive, emollient and expectorant (seed) | | Ulmus rubra | Antioxidant, demulcent, diuretic, emollient, expectorant, nutritive (inner bark); abortifacient (whole bark) | | Veratrum viride | Analgesic, diaphoretic, emetic, expectorant, febrifuge, narcotic and sedative (root); abortifacient, antipyretic, antispasmodic, arteriosedative, cardiosedative, decongestant, diuretic, hepatotonic, hypotensive, insecticide, nephrotonic, sedative, tranquilizer. | | Viburnum prunifolium | Abortifacient, anodyne, antispasmodic, astringent, nervine and sedative (root and stem bark) | | Vinca major | Abortifacient, astringent, antigalactagogue and antihaemorrhagic (plant extract) | | |