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Emmenagogue

An herb that stimulates blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus, causing menstruation.

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An herb that stimulates blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus, causing menstruation.

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emmenagognoun	Alternative form of emmenagogue. [(medicine) An herb that stimulates blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus, causing menstruation.]
emenagoguenoun	Alternative form of emmenagogue. [(medicine) An herb that stimulates blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus, causing menstruation.]
emulgentnoun	(medicine) A substance promoting bile or urine production
hemabatenoun	(medicine) A solution of prostaglandin used to control postpartum bleeding
uterotropicnoun	(medicine) A drug that causes uterine contractions and thus induces labour.
menotoxinnoun	(historical, medicine) According to a now-debunked theory of the early 20th century, a toxic substance that builds up in the body and is excreted during menstruation.
hematogennoun	(medicine) A dietary supplement rich in iron.
menotropinnoun	human menopausal gonadotropin; an active substance for the treatment of fertility disturbances
parturifacientnoun	(medicine) A medicine tending to cause parturition, or to give relief in childbirth.
ambucetamidenoun	An antispasmodic drug that is particularly effective against menstrual pain.
gemeprostnoun	(pharmacology) An analogue of prostaglandin E1, used as a treatment for obstetric bleeding.
parturientnoun	One who is in labour, who is about to give birth, or who has recently given birth.
menostasisnoun	(medicine, archaic or homeopathy) menopause
epimestrolnoun	(pharmacology) A synthetic steroidal estrogen used as an ovulation stimulant.
ergometrinenoun	(chemistry) An ergoline (and lysergamide) derivative, one of the primary ergot and morning glory alkaloids, chemically similar to LSD and used in medicine to facilitate delivery of the placenta and to prevent bleeding after childbirth.
methylergometrinenoun	(pharmacology) A synthetic analogue of ergonovine with oxytocic properties.
hematinicnoun	Any substance that has a hematinic (adjective, sense 1) effect.
menotrophinnoun	Alternative form of menotropin. [human menopausal gonadotropin; an active substance for the treatment of fertility disturbances]
melengestrolnoun	(pharmacology) A steroidal progestin and antineoplastic.
ospemifenenoun	(pharmacology) An oral medication used to treat dyspareunia.