| Action: | Sialogogue |
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| Synonym: | n/a |
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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