WESTERN CLASSIFICATION of the MATERIA MEDICA

3B. FEBRIFUGE & ANTIPYRETIC

Refrigerant, Antifebrile

These are medicines used to reduce Heat in Fever.

Compounds

Syrup of Lemon juice	Syrup of Violet
Syrup of Sorrel	Syrup of Water Lily
Confection of Hyacinth	Electuary of Prunes
Powder of Crabs Claws	The White Powder
Powder of 3 Sandalwoods	Troches of Sandalwood
Troches of Camphor	Troches of Spodium (Mesue)
Troches of Barberries	Troches of Rose (Nicholas)

Western Classification of the Materia Medica

2. Secondary Faculties
a. Aperients
b. Attenuaters
c. Inciding Medicines
d. Attenuaters of Congealed Blood
e. Lenitive
f. Purifying
g. Cleansing
h. Carminatives
i. Antispasmodics
j. Rarefying
k. Resolvent
l. Emollients
m. Drawing
n. Repellents
o. Astringent
p. Hemostatic
q. Anodyne
r. Narcotics & Hypnotics

s. Strengthening
t. Glutinate
u. Suppuratives
v. Expel Pus
w. Sarcotics
x. Incarnative
y. Corrosive
z. Cicatrizing
3. Tertiary Faculties
a. Sudorifics and Diaphoretics
b. Febrifuge and Antipyretic
c. Alexipharmic
d. Cordials and Cardiacs
e. Diuretics
f. Lithontriptic
g. Emmenagogue
h. Lactagogue
i. Aphrodisiacs
j. Increase Semen

k. Expectorant
l. Anti-tussive
m. Arthritic Medicines
n. Vulnerary
o. Emetics
p. Masticatories & Sternutatories
q. Anthelmintic
4. According to Part
a. Cephalic
b. Opthalmic
c. Cardiac
d. Pectoral
e. Stomachic
f. Splenetic
g. Hepatic
h. Nephritics
i. Uterine
j. Nervine
k. Arthritic

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