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54 Cards in this Set
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Alterative
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Tends to restore normal health and body function
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Analgesic
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Pain killing effect
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Antidepressant
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Helps lift depression or symptoms of it
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Anti-inflamatory
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Reduces inflammation
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Antioxidant
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Helps to prevent oxidation of skin cells which causes signs of aging
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Antipyretic
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Dispels heat, fire and fever
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Antirheumatic
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Prevents and relieves rheumatic pain
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Antiseptic
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Prevents, removes infection
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Antispasmodic
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Calms, slows muscle spasms
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Antisudoriphic
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Reduces sweating
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Antiviral
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Kills virus or helps prevent them appearing
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Aperitif
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Encourages appetite, promotes digestion
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Aphrodisiac
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Said to heighten sexual mood
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Astringent
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Contracts and tightens tissue, especially the skin
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Expectorant
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Helps fluidify and removes mucus on the lungs
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Febrifuge
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Reduces fever
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Fungicidal
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Destroys fungi
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Galactogogue
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Increases secretion of milk
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Haemostatic
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Stops bleeding
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Hepatic
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Strengthens liver function
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Hypertensive
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Increases blood pressure
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Hypotensive
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Lowers high blood pressure
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Immune stimulant
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Stimulates functioning of immune system
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Laxative
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Promotes bowel movements
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Mucolytic
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Breaks down mucus in the pulmonary system
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Nervine
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Strengthens the functional activity of the nervous system
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Oestrogenic
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Helps promote production of oestrogen
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Bactericidal
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Kills bacteria
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Balsamic
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Soothing & healing
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Carminative
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Helps prevent flatulence
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Cephalic
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Clears and focuses the mind
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Cicastriant
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Cell regeneration for skin, heals scars
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Cytophalactic
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Cell regeneration
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Decongestant
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Reduces nasal mucus production
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Deodorant
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Removes or masks unpleasant smells
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Depurative
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Removes impurities & toxins
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Diaphoretic
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Promotes activity of kidney & bladder, increases urination
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Diuretic
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Increases production of urine
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Emetic
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Induces vomiting
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Emmenagogue
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Provokes menstruation
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Emollient
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Soothes, smoothes, softens
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Prophylactic
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Prevents disease
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Restorative
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Restoring vitality, fever
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Rubifacient
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Warms and reddens area of application
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Sedative
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Calms the nervous system
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Stimulant
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Increase functional activity of specific organ or system
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Stomachic
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Improves the stomach's function & increases appetite
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Sudorific
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Increases perspiration
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Tonic
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Strengthens and restores vitality
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Vasoconstrictor
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Reduces dilation of capillaries
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Vasodilator
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Increases dilation of capillaries
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Vermifuge
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Expels worms
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Vulnary
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Wound healing, stimulates regeneration of tissue
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Warming
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Produces feeling of warmth
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