Aromatherapy Glossary

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Aromatherapy Glossary

 

This is a glossary for aromatherapy that may assist you in

understanding it's terms for usage.

 

ABORTIFACIENT: Induces childbirth or premature labor.

 

AEROPHAGY. An excess of air in the alimentary canal that is relieved

through burping or flatulence.

 

ALTERATIVE: Gradually improves the nutritional state of the body.

 

ANALGESIC: Relieves or reduces pain.

 

ANAPHRODISIAC: Reduces sexual desire.

 

ANESTHETIC: Numbs the nerves and causes a loss of sensation.

 

ANTHELMINTIC: Expels or kills intestinal worms.

 

ANTIBACTERIAL: Kills bacteria.

 

ANTIDEPRESSANT: Reduces or prevents depression.

 

ANTIDIARRHOEIC: Relieves diarrhea.

 

ANTIDOTE: Counteracts a poison.

 

ANTIEMETIC: Counteracts nausea and stops vomiting.

 

ANTIFUNGAL: Kills fungal infections.

 

ANTIGALACTAGOGUE: Reduces the production of milk secretion of nursing

mothers.

 

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY. Reduces inflammation.

 

ANTILITHIC: Prevents formation of stones or calculus.

 

ANTINEURALGIC: Stops nerve pain.

 

ANTIPHLOGISTIC: Counteracts, reduces, or prevents inflammation.

 

ANTIPRURITIC: Relieves or prevents itching.

 

ANTIPUTRID: Stops putrefaction.

 

ANTISCLEROTIC: Removes deposits from circulatory vessels.

 

ANTISCORBUTIC: Preventative for scurvy.

 

ANTISEPTIC: Inhibits the growth of and kills bacteria.

 

ANTISPASMODIC: Relieves or prevents spasms, cramps, and convulsions.

 

ANTISUDORIFIC: Reduces perspiration.

 

ANTITOXIC: Counteracts poisons.

 

ANTITUSSIVE: Relieves coughs.

 

ANTIVIRAL: Weakens or kills viruses.

 

APERIENT: A gentle purgative of the bowels.

 

APERITIF: Appitite stimulant.

 

APHRODISIAC: Arouses sexual desires.

 

BALSAMIC: Softens phlegm.

 

BRONCHODILATOR: Expands the spastic bronchial tube.

 

CALMATIVE: Mild sedative or tranquilizer.

 

CARDIAC: Stimulates or affects the heart.

 

CARDIOTONIC: Tones the heart muscle.

 

CARMINATIVE: Expels gas from the intestines.

 

CEPHALIC: Problems relating to the head.

 

CHOLAGOGUE: Increases the flow of bile.

 

CHOLERETIC: Stimulates the production of bile.

 

CICATRIZANT: Helps the formation of scar tissue; healing.

 

COAGULANT: Clots the blood.

 

CYTOPHYLACTIC: Protects the cells of the organism.

 

DECONGESTANT: Relieves congestion.

 

DEMULCENT: Soothes irritated tissue, particularly mucous membranes.

 

DEPURATIVE: Cleanses and purifies the blood and internal organs.

 

DETERSIVE: Detergent. Cleanses wounds and sores, and promotes the

formation of scar tissue.

 

DIAPHORETIC: Causes perspiration.

 

DISINFECTANT: Kills infections and disease producing microorganisms.

 

DIURETIC: Increases the secretion and elimination of urine.

 

EMETIC: Induces vomiting.

 

EMMENAGOGUE: Promotes and regulates menstruation.

 

EMOLLIENT: Softens the skin, and soothes inflamed and irritated

tissues.

 

ESTROGENIC: Similar to estrogen.

 

EUPHORIANT: Brings on an exaggerated sense of physical and emotional

well-being.

 

EXPECTORANT: Promotes the discharge of mucous from the lungs and

bronchial tubes.

 

FEBRIFUGE: Reduces or prevents fevers.

 

FIXATIVE: Holds the scent of a fragrance.

 

GALACTAGOGUE: Promotes or increases the secretion of milk in nursing

mothers.

 

GERMICIDE: Kills germs.

 

HALLUCINOGEN: Induces hallucinations-an imagined or false sense of

perception.

 

HEMOSTATIC: Stops hemorrhaging.

 

HEPATIC: That which acts on the liver.

 

HYPERTENSOR: Raises the blood pressure.

 

HYPNOTIC: Induces sleep.

 

HYPOTENSOR: Lowers the blood pressure.

 

INSECTICIDE: Kills insects.

 

LARVICIDE: Kills the larvae of insects.

 

LAXATIVE: Promotes the elimination from the bowels; a mild purgative.

 

NERVINE: Calming and soothing to the nervous system.

 

PARASITICIDE: Kills parasites.

 

PECTORAL: Affecting the respiratory system.

 

PURGATIVE: Promotes vigorous elimination from the bowels.

 

REGENERATOR: Promotes new growth or repair of structures or tissues.

 

REJUVENATOR: Assists in promoting a youthful appearance.

 

RELAXANT: Lessens or reduces tension, and produces relaxation.

 

RESOLVENT: Reduces swellings.

 

RESTORATIVE: Restores consciousness and/or normal physiological

activity.

 

RUBEFACIENT: A local irritant that reddens the skin.

 

SEDATIVE: Calms anxiety and promotes drowsiness.

 

STIMULANT: Excites or quickens an activity in the body.

 

STOMACHIC: Strengthens, stimulates, and tones the stomach.

 

SUDORIFIC: Promotes or increases perspiration.

 

TONIC: Strengthens and revitalizes the body or specific organs.

 

TRANQUILIZER: Calms the nerves.

 

VASOCONSTRICTOR: Constricts the blood vessels.

 

VASODILATOR: Dilates the blood vessels.

 

VERMIFUGE: Expels intestinal worms.

 

VULNERARY: Assists healing of wounds and sores by external

application.

 

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