Emmenagogue: stimulates menstruation
Emmenagogue/Uterine Tonics strengthen the female reproductive system by balancing female hormones.
Examples:
Actaea (Cimifuga) racemosa (black cohosh)
Angelica sinensis (dong quai)
Artemisia vulgaris (mugwort)
Caulophyllum thalictroides (blue cohosh)
Chamaelirium luteum (false unicorn)
Leonurus cardiaca (motherwort)
Mentha pulegium (pennyroyal)
Mitchella repens (partridge berry)
Tanacetum vulgare (tansy)
Verbena officinalis (vervain)
Viburnum opulus (cramp bark)
Vitex agnus-castus (chaste tree)
