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Antiseptic |
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An antiseptic is an antimicrobial substance that is applied to living tissue/skin to reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis, or putrefaction.
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Plants having 'Antiseptic' activity
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| Desmodium sequax | Used as antiseptic (chewed leaves); diaphoretic (roots). | | Dioscorea tokoro | Antirheumatic, antiseptic, antitussive and contraceptive (roots) | | Drosera ramentacea | Antiinflammatory, antiprostaglandin, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antitussive, bronchospasmolytic, cytostatic, immunostimulant and secretolytic (plant) | | Duchesnea indica | Anticoagulant, antiseptic, depurative and febrifuge (whole plant) | | Epigaea repens | A strong urinary antiseptic (flower); astringent, diuretic and tonic (leaves) | | Equisetum arvense | The plant is anodyne, antihaemorrhagic, antiseptic, astringent, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic, galactogogue, haemostatic, vulnerary, improves elasticity of and strengthens ligaments, antiiaging and promotes blood coagulation. | | Erysimum cheiri | Antirheumatic, antispasmodic, cardiotonic, emmenagogue, nervine, purgative and resolvent (flowers and stems); aphrodisiac, diuretic, expectorant, stomachic and tonic (seeds); analgesic, antibacterial, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antitumor, cardiotonic, cardiotoxic, deobstruent, depurative, emmenagogue, expectorant, laxative, myotonic, peristaltic, stimulant, stomachic and tonic (tea made from flowers). | | Eucalyptus camaldulensis | Used as a powerful antiseptic (leaf essential oil); aromatic, astringent and tonic (plant) | | Eucalyptus citriodora | Acts as a powerful antiseptic, disinfectant and antibacterial (leaf essential oil). | | Eucalyptus globulus | The leaves, and the essential oil they contain, are antiseptic, antispasmodic, expectorant, febrifuge and stimulant. Its antiseptic properties confer some antimalarial action; carminative, alleviates spasms, antiperiodic, antiseptic, aromatic, deodorant, expectorant, febrifuge, hypoglycaemic, stimulant and fungitoxic (leaf); antibacterial and stimulates the cardiovascular system (aerial part); antiseptic (mainly in skin diseases and for upper respiratory infections), stimulant and expectorant (essential oil); antipyretic (bark and leaf). | | Euphorbia lathyris | Anticancer, antiseptic, cathartic, emetic and purgative (plant); violent purgative and rubefacient (leaves); depilatory (latex in the stems); diuretic, parasiticide, antitumor and purgative (seed) | | Fagonia cretica | Alleviates spasms, antiviral, stimulates the cardiovascular system and antagonistic to the effect of amphetamine (aerial part); bitter astringent, tonic, antiseptic and febrifuge (plant) | | Fagus grandifolia | Abortifacient, antiseptic, depurative, tonic and vermifuge. | | Forsythia suspensa | Anti-bacterial, anti-fungal (seeds); antiseptic (herb); stimulates the heart, nervous system, gall bladder, antidote, antiphlogistic, antitussive, diuretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, laxative and tonic (fruit) | | Fragaria virginiana | Antiseptic, astringent, emmenagogue, galactogogue and odontalgic (whole plant); abortifacient, analgesic, antiinflammatory, antiseptic, antiulcer, astringent, deodorant, deobstruent, depurative, diuretic, digestive, hemostat, neurotonic, tonic, urinary antiseptic (leaves); nerve tonic and slightly astringent (tea from the leaves); diuretic (tea made from root). | | Garcinia cambogia | Antiseptic and restricts the synthesis of fats in the liver and fatty acids in muscles (rind); laxative; antiseptic (fruit and leaves); | | Gaultheria fragrantissima | Antirheumatic, carminative, stimulant, antiseptic and anticancer (essential oil); | | Gentiana acaulis | Anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, bitter tonic, cholagogue, emmenagogue, febrifuge, refrigerant, stomachic (roots) | | Gentiana andrewsii | Anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, bitter tonic, cholagogue, emmenagogue, febrifuge, refrigerant, stomachic (root) | | Gentiana cruciata | Appetizer, bitter tonic, digestive, febrifuge, anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, cholagogue, emmenagogue, febrifuge, refrigerant and stomachic | | |