• Analgesic : Remedy or agent that diminished the pain.

• Anthelmintic: A vermifuge which destroys or expels intestinal worms.

• Antibacterial: Directed or effective against bacteria.

• Antibiotic: Combats infection in the body.

• Anticatarrhal: An agent which helps remove excess inflammation of a mucous membrane from the body.

• Antidepressant: Lift the emotions.

• Antiemetic: Helps to reduce and control vomiting and nausea.

• Antifungal: Agent that helps in destroying fungi or inhibiting their growth.

• Anti-infectious: Helps alleviate and works against infections.

• Anti-inflammatory: Helps alleviate inflammation.

• Antimicrobial: Agent which helps in destroying or inhibiting the growth of micro-organisms and especially pathogenic micro-organisms.

• Antineuralgic: Reduces or relieves nerve pain.

• Antioxidant: A substance used that prevents or delay deterioration When expose to air.

• Antiphlogistic: Reduces inflammation.

• Antiputrescent: Acts against putrefaction (which is the process of decay or rotting in a body or other organic matter).

• Antirheumatic: Relieves symptoms associated with rheumatic conditions, which affect your joints tendons, ligaments, bones, and muscles.

• Antiseborrheic: Relieves excessive secretion of sebum, the oily secretion from sweat glands.

• Antiseptic: Destroys and prevents the development of microbes.

• Antispasmodic: Prevents or relieves spasms, convulsions, or contractions.

• Antisudorific: Reduces sweating.

• Antitoxic: Counteracts the effects of a poison.

• Antitussive: Relieves coughs.

• Antivenomous: Used against the effects of venom.

• Antiviral: Agent of which inhibits the growth of a virus.

• Aperitif: A stimulant of the appetite.

• Aphrodisiac: Increases sexual response.

• Aromatherapy: Inhalation or bodily application (as by massage) of fragrant essential oils (as from flowers, fruits, plants, trees) for therapeutic purposes; to enhance a feeling of well-being.

• Astringent: Causes tissue to contract or to tighten.

Balsamic: A soothing medicine or application having the quaility of a balsam; which is soothing and restorative which can help sooth sore throats, coughs, etc.

• Calmative: Sedative, calming agent.

• Carminative: Settles the digestive system, relieves flatulence (passing of gas from the digestive system), eases abdominal pain and bloating.

• Cholagogue: Stimulates bile production and flow.

• Cicatrisant/Cicatrizing: Promotes healing by the formation of scar tissue.

• Circulatory: Promotes flow of blood and lymph.

• Cytophylactic: Promotes cell turnover, therefore healing. Increases the activity of number of white blood cells in defense of the body against infection.

• Decongestant: An agent that relieves or reduces congestion such as mucus.

• Deodorant: An agent that masks, removes or correct unpleasant odors.

• Depurative: Cleanser and detoxifier.

• Diaphoretic: See sudorific.

• Digestive: Promotes or aids in the digestion of food.

• Diuretic: Promotes the removal of water from the body by increasing the production of urine.

• Emmenagogue:

  Induces, regularizes or assists in menstruation.

• Expectorant: Helps promote the removal of mucus from the respiratory system.

• Febrifuge: Cools and reduces fever.

• Fungicidal: Prevents and combats fungal infection.

• Galactagogue: Increases production of milk.

• Genito-urinary: Referring to both the genital and reproductive systems.

• Hemostatic: Stops bleeding.

• Hepatic: Relating to the liver, aids of its function.

• Hypertensive: Raises blood pressure.

• Hypotensive: Agent that helps lower blood pressure.

• Immunostimulant: Stimulates the immune system, to defense against infection.

• Nervine: Acts on nerves; relieves nervous disorders. Helps strengthening and toning to the nerves and nervous system.

• Pectoral: Beneficial for diseases or conditions of the chest and respiratory system.

• Purgative: Substance stimulating an evacuation of the bowels.

• Regenerative: Tends to regenerate.

• Regulatory/Regulator: An agents that helps regulate and balance the functions of the body.

• Restorative: Strengthens and revives the body systems.

• Rubefacient: Produces localized redness and warmth when applied to the skin by increasing the flow of blood to the area.

• Sedative: An agent which reduces functional activity, reduces psychological and physical activity; calming.

• Soporific: Induces or tends to induce sleep.

• Spasmolytic: Eases, smooth muscle spasm.

• Stimulant: Increases energy and quickens the functions of the adrenal and other glands.

• Stomachic: Of which is good for the stomach; gastric tonic, digestive aid. Improves appetite.

• Styptic: Stops or reduces external bleeding.

• Sudorific: Increases sweating.

• Thermogenic: Stimulates heat production.

• Tonic: Invigorates, refreshes, restores the body and bodily functions.

• Vasoconstrictive/Vasoconstrictor: An agent which causes narrowing of the blood vessels.

• Vasodilatory/Vasodilator: Promotes dilation of blood vessels.

• Vermifuge: Expels intestinal worms.

• Vulnerary: Helps wounds to heal.