Absorbents: Herbs used to absorb diseased tissues.
Alteratives: Herbs used to alter nutritive and excretory processes (over a gradual period) and to restore normal body functioning.
Analgesics: Herbs used to lessen pain when taken orally.
Anaphrodisiacs: Herbs used to lessen sexual desire and function.
Antacids: Hebs used to neutralize acid in the stomach and intestinal tract.
Anthelmintics: Herbs used to expel intestinal worms.
Antiabortives: Herbs used to counteract abortion or abortive tendencies.
Antiarthritics: Herbs used to relieve and help arthitic conditions.
Antiasthmatics: Herbs used to relieve asthma or asthmatic conditions.
Antibilious: Herbs used to eliminate jaundice or jaundice-like conditions.
Anticatarrhal: Herbs which help catarrh conditions (excess mucus).
Antiemetics: Herbs used to prevent or relieve vomiting and nausea.
Antihydropics: Herbs used to eliminate excess body fluids.
Antilithics: Herbs used to pevent the buildup of deposits (stones) in the urinary system.
Antiperiodics: Herbs used to relieve malarial-type chills and fevers.
Antiphlogistics: Herbs used to reduce swelling or inflammation.
Antipyretics: Herbs used to reduce high (excessive) temperatures.
Antirheumatics: Herbs used to relieve or help rheumatic conditions.
Antiscorbutics: Herbs used to prevent scurvy.
Antiscrofulous: Herbs used for tubercular conditions of the lymph nodes.
Antiseptics: Herbs used to counter the decay of cells and formation of pus and infection.
Antispasmodics: Herbs used for excessive involuntary muscular contractions.
Antisyphilics: Herbs used for syphilis and venereal diseases.
Antivenomous: Herbs used for mineral, animal and vegetable poisons.
Antizymotics: Herbs used to destroy bacterial organisms.
Aperient or Laxatives: Herbs used to evacuate the bowels.
Aromatics: Herbs that stimulate the olfactory senses and the gastrointestinal mucous membrane.
Astringents: Herbs that contract the cell walls, condense tissues and stop discharges.
Aphrodisiacs: Herbs used to correct impotence and strengthen sexual desire and power.
Balsamics: Herbs that soothe and lessen inflamed areas.
Bitters: Herbs having a bitter taste but act as stimulating tonics to the gastrointestinal mucuous membranes.
Calefacients: Herbs used to increase circulation.
Cardiac Depressants: Herbs that are sedatives to the heart.
Cardiac Stimulants: Herbs used to increase the heart's action.
Carminatives: Herbs containing a volatile oil that increases peristalsis and relieves gas.
Cathartics: Herbs that are purgatives to the intestinal tract, stimulating bowel movements with SOME irritation and griping. (For some people.)
Caustics: Herbs that burn or destroy living tissues.
Cell Proliferants: Herbs that promote rapid healing and restoration.
Cephalics: Herbs that are beneficial to the healing of cerebral conitions and diseases.
Cholagogues: Herbs used to promote the flow and discharge of bile and produce purging of the bowels.
Condiments: Herbs used to season and flavor foods.
Coloring Agents: Herbs used for coloring and dying purposes.
Cordials: Herbs that warm the stomach and stimulate the heart.
Correctives: Herbs used to alter and lessen the severity of the actions of other herbs such as cathartics or purgatives.
Cosmetics: Herbs which are used for the skin to improve complexion and tonification.
Counter-irritants: Herbs that may cause irritation in a local area but be therapeutic in another area more deep-seated.
Demulcents: Herbs with mucilagenous qualities that soothe and protect inflamed internal surfaces and tissues.
Dental Anodynes: Herbs used for toothache pain.
Deobstruents: Herbs that remove alimentary obstructions from the body. (The canal that extends from th mouth to the anus.)
Deodorants: Herbs to eliminate odor.
Depresso-Motors: Herbs used to diminish muscular movement by action on the spinal centers.
Depurants: Herbs that clean the blood by promoting eliminative functions.
Dessicants: Herbs which are able to dry surfaces by absorbing moisture.
Detergents: Herbs that are cleansing to wounds, ulcers or the skin itself.
Diaphoretics: Herbs that induce perspiration and increase elimination through the skin.
Digestants: Herbs that aid in the digestion of foods.
Diluents: Herbs that dilute excretions and secretions.
Discutients: Herbs that dispel or dissolve tumores and abnormal tissue growth.
Disinfectants: Herbs that eliminate or destroy noxious or toxic elements of decaying matter, thus preventing the spread of infection.
Diuretics: Herbs that increase the flow of urine.
Drastics: Herbs that produce violent cramping, watery stools and griping pain.
Emetics: Herbs that induce vomiting.
Emmenogogues: Herbs that are helpful to the female reproductive organs assisting in the normal flow of menstruation.
Emollients: Herbs that are softening, soothing and protecting to the skin.
Errhines: Herbs that increase nasal secretios from the sinuses.
Exanthematous: Herbs that are healing to skin diseases and/or skin eruptions.
Excito-Motors: Herbs that increase motor flex or spinal activity.
Expectorants: Herbs that promote the discharge of mucus secretions from bronchio-pulmonary passages.
Febrifuges: Herbs that reduce fever.
Galactogogues: Herbs that increase the secretion of milk.
Galactophyga: Herbs that diminish or stop milk production.
Hemetics: Herbs that build and enrich the blood.
Hemostatics: Herbs that stop hemorrhaging and/or internal bleeding.
Hepatics: Herbs used to strengthen, stimulate and tone the liver, and used to increase bile flow.
Herpatics: Herbs that are healing to skin eruptions and scaling diseases.
Hypnotics: Herbs that are powerful nervine relaxants and sedatives.
Insecticides: Herbs that are used to destroy and/or eliminate insects.
Irritants: Herbs that produce a greater or lesser degree of vascular excitement when applied to the skin.
Lithotriptics: Herbs that dissolve and discharge urinary and kidney stones.
Local anesthetics: Herbs that deaden or numb pain when applied locally (topically) to a surface. (Also called and Anodyne.)
Maturating: Herbs that promote the ripening of tumors, ulcers, boils, etc. (Brings them to a head faster.)
Mucilages: Herbs that have mucus producing properties and abilities.
Mydriatics: Herbs that cause dilation of the pupils.
Myotics: Herbs that cause contraction of the ciliary (of or relating to the lens) muscles of the pupil.
Narcotics: Herbs that are powerful topical pain killers and relaxants/sedatives.
Nauseants: Herbs that produce nausea or an inclination to vomit.
Nephritics: Herbs that are used to influence and assist the kidneys.
Nervines: Herbs that are tonic to the nerves.
Nutritives: Herbs that are nourishing and building to the body.
Ophthalmics: Herbs that are for diseases and disorders of the eyes.
Parasiticides: Herbs that destroy and/or kill parasites in the body.
Parturients: Herbs that induce or assist labor and promote childbirth.
Pectorals: Herbs that are healing to the bronchial-pulmonary region.
Peristaltics: Herbs that stimulate peristalsis or muscular contraction to aid in digestion and evacuation of the bowels.
Protectives: Herbs that serve as protective cover to inflamed or injuredareas when applied locally.
Pungents: Herbs that cause a pricking, sharp or penetrating sensation to the sensory organs.
Refrigerants: Herbs that have cooling properties, lower body temperature and relieve thirst.
Resolvents: Herbs that promote the breakup of inflammatory depostis and the movement of them to the excretory system.
Rubefacients: Herbs that, when applied locally, cause capillary dilation and skin redness. (This is something that draws blood from deeper tissues to the surface of the skin-thereby relieving internal inflammation and/or congestion.)
Sedatives: Herbs that tend to calm and/or tranquilize the body.
Sialagogues: Herbs that promote salive secretion.
Soporifics: Herbs that induce sleep.
Sternutatories: Herbs which irritate the nasal passages causing on to sneeze.
Stimulants: Herbs that increas the functional activity and energy of the body.
Stomachics: Herbs that are stimulating tonics to the stomach.
Styptics: Herbs that tighten the blood vessels when applied to an external surface-thus stopping local bleeding or hemorrhaging.
Sudorifics: Herbs that stimulate the sweat glands and produce profuse perspiration when taken hot or act as a tonic when taken cold.
Taeniafuges/Taeniacides: Herbs that expel and/or kill tapeworms in the intestines.
Tonics: Herbs that add nutrition to the body and increase tone, strength and energy.
Vulneraries: Herbs that promote the healing of wounds and cuts.
Listed below are a few links to books I think are fantastic when starting out with herbs in general. Please take time to look at the links and think about purchasing some of them as any book is a wonderful investment for your own knowledge down the road.
From the Shepherd's Purse: The Identification, Preparation and Use of Medicinal Plants. 1990 Edition (Medical Botany, Volume I: Plant Taxonomy Approach) -
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003WQRG4M?ie=UTF8&assoc_ss_swlb=1&keywords=from%20the%20shepherds%20purse&qid=1363307318&redirect=true&ref_=sr_1_2&sr=8-2
The Herbal Medicine Maker's Handbook-
http://www.amazon.com/Herbal-Medicine-Makers-Handbook-Home-Manual/dp/0895949903/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363309278&sr=1-1&keywords=the+herbal+medicine+maker%27s+handbook
Jude's Herbal Home Remedies-
http://www.amazon.com/Herbal-Medicine-Makers-Handbook-Home-Manual/dp/0895949903/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363309278&sr=1-1&keywords=the+herbal+medicine+maker%27s+handbook
The Way of Herbs-
http://www.amazon.com/Way-Herbs-Updated-Developments-Science/dp/0671023276/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363309510&sr=1-1&keywords=the+way+of+herbs+by+michael+tierra
Planetary Herbology-
http://www.amazon.com/Planetary-Herbology-Michael-Tierra/dp/0941524272/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363309580&sr=1-1&keywords=planetary+herbology+by+michael+tierra
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