Some Medicinal Plants of Costa Rica |
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Action or effect Additional information amenorrhea anthelmintic antiseptic antispasmodic aromatic asthma astringent blood pressure boils bowels bronchitis bruises carminative carrot catarrh characterized cholera chronic cold colic Common names congestion Costa Rica cramps daily Decoction depurative diaphoretic diarrhea digestive disorders diuretic drink dropsy dysmenorrhea dyspepsia emetic emmenagogue expectorant Family name febrifuge fever flatulence Fluid extract fomentation Foreign names French gangrene garlic German ginger glands glass gout headaches healing heart hemorrhage hemorrhoids hepatic herb Action Herbal agents inflammation intestines irritation lithotritic liver lungs Medicinal applications medicinal plants menorrhagia menstrual mucilage mucous membrane muscles nerves nervine nervous neuralgia organs ounce pain palpitation poultice powerful Preparation and dosage psoriasis relieve respiratory restleness rheumatism root rubefacient Scientific name scrofula sedative sialagogue skin diseases soothe sores Spanish spasmodic spasms spleen sprains stimulant stomach teaspoonful teaspoonful Administration throat tissue tonic tonsillitis tumors ulcers urine uterine valerian vomiting vulnerary weakness whooping cough worms wounds