It is the name given to a substance normally prepared based on medicinal herbs that serves to produce or regulate menstruation. They are controlled in use as they are usually toxic and abortive. An example of a plant used in this regard is the juniper of soil, cypress terrero or sabina.
The term emmenagogue used to refer to the active principles, medicines or remedies based on herbs, which can stimulate the blood flow in the area of the pelvis and the uterus, and in some cases, promote menstruation. The active ingredients with these properties may be used are in therapy called emenagoga, in the case of absence of menstrual flow for reasons other than pregnancy.The etymology comes from the Greek.Properties emenagogas plants FitoterapiaEjemplos: Absinthe (Artemisia absinthium ) 40 common Wormwood;Artemisia vulgaris ) parsley (Petroselinum crispum ) Angelica (Angelica archangelica ) nutmeg (Myristica fragrans ) ginger (Zingiber officinale ) 40 Chamomile;Matricaria recutita ) and Savin Juniper.
