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Aromatherapy 1
Diploma in Remedial Massage - Subject
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Analgesic | Loss of Sensation - pain relieving |
| Anaphrodisiac | Diminishing sexual desire |
| Anti-allergenic | Reduces symptoms of allergy |
| Anticoagulant | Prevents blood from clotting |
| Anti convulsive | Controlling convulsions |
| Antidepressant | Uplifting, counteracting melancholy |
| Antiemetic | Reduces vomiting |
| Antiphlogistic | Reduces inflammation |
| Antirheumatic | Helps to relieve rheumatism |
| Antiseptic | Helps control infection |
| Antispasmoic | Relieves cramping |
| Anti sudorific | Reduces sweating |
| Aphrodisiac | Exciting sexual desire |
| Astringent | contracts, tightens and binds tissues |
| Bactericide | Combating bacteria |
| Cardiac | Stimulating effect on the heart |
| Carminative | Expulsion of gas from the intestines |
| Cephalic | Stimulating and clearing the mind |
| Cholagogue | Increases bile production |
| Cicatrisant | Helps formation of scar tissue |
| Cordial | A tonic to the heart |
| Cytophylactic | Encouraging growth of skin cells |
| Decongestant | Releasing nasal mucous |
| Deodorant | Destroying odour |
| Depurative | Purifying the blood |
| Digestive | Aiding digestion |
| Disinfectant | Destroys germs |
| Diuretic | Increases urine flow |
| Emetic | Induces vomiting |
| Emmenagogue | Promotes and regulates menstrual flow |
| Emollient | Soothes and softens skin |
| Expectorant | Expelling muscous from bronchial tubes |
| Febrifuge | Cooling and reducing high body temperature |
| Fungicide | Destroying fungal infections |
| Galactagogue | Increasing production of milk |
| Haemostatic | Arrests bleeding haemorrhage |
| Hepatic | Stimulates and aids function of liver and gall bladder |
| Hypertensive | Increasing blood pressure |
| Hypoglycaemiant | Lowering blood sugar levels |
| Hypotensive | Lowering blood pressure |
| Insecticide | Repelling insects |
| Laxative | Aiding bowel evacuation |
| Nervine | Reducing nervous disorders |
| Parturient | Helping easy delivery in child birth |
| Prophylactic | Helping prevent disease |
| Rubefacient | Warming and increasing blood flow |
| Sedative | Calming |
| Splenetic | A tonic to the spleen |
| Stimulant | Increasing energy |
| Styptic | Arrests external bleeding |
| Sudorific | Increases perspiration |
| Tonic | Improving bodily performance |
| Uterine | Tonic to the uterus |
| Vasoconstrictor | Contraction of blood vessell walls |
| Vasodilator | Dilation of blood vessels |
| Vermifuge | Expulsion of worms |
| Vulnerary | Prevents tissue degeneration and arrests bleeding in wounds |
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