What's the difference between emenagogue and emmenagogue?
Emenagogue
Definition:
(n.) See Emmenagogue.
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Emmenagogue
Definition:
(n.) A medicine that promotes the menstrual discharge.
Example Sentences:
(1) A comprehensive review of plants that possess contraceptive or interceptive, abortifacient, ecbolic, oxytocic, or emmenagogue properties is presented.
(2) Abortifacients included emmenagogues, purgatives, oxytocics, and herbal or botanical products.
(3) In order to provide complete information on the discoveries of the ancient Chinese people on the uses of i-mu-ts'ao, all the records up to the end of the sixteenth century are organized and translated under the following headings: (1) ecological and morphological observations; (2) preparations; (3) physical and therapeutical properties; (4) special prescriptions for internal and external uses-including pills for pregnant women, for mothers post partum, as an emmenagogue, and as a corrective agent, condensed liquid, powder, fresh juice, baby bath and washes, poultices, charred shoots, gargles, drops and cakes; (5) other economic uses-including cosmetics and food; and (6) etymology.
(4) Individuals of Spanish and Mexican descent in New Mexico have used a number of plants as emmenagogues and abortifacients.
(5) Spanish and Mexican descendents in New Mexico have used plants as emmenagogues and abortifacients to bring on their periods if pregnancy is suspected.
(6) In principle, it could also be used as a monthly emmenagogue, but clinical trials have been unsuccessful due to disruption of the following cycle's length.