| Action: | Sialogogue |
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An agent that stimulates salivation.
• Xerostomia (Dry mouth)
• Bayberry (Myrica cerifera)
• Centaury (Centaurium erythraea)
• Gentian (Gentiana lutea)
• Indian Tobacco (Lobelia inflata)
• Jamaican Dogwood (Piscidia erythrina)
• Kava (Piper methysticum)
• Prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum)
• Gastrointestinal
Mechanism of Action:
• Bitters (Via vagus nerve)
• Parasympathomimetic (Via nicotinic and muscarinic receptors)
Hoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003.
Barnes J, Anderson LA, Phillipson JD. Herbal Medicines, 3rd ed. London: Pharmaceutical Press, 2007.
Bone K. Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2000.
Bone K. A Clinical Guide to Blending Liquid Herbs: Herbal Formulations for the Individual Patient. St Louis, MO: Churchill Livingstone, 2003.
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SialogogueDefinitionAn agent that stimulates salivation. Indications• Xerostomia (Dry mouth) Treatments• Bayberry (Myrica cerifera) Systems• Gastrointestinal MechanismMechanism of Action: ReferencesHoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003. |
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