Emmenagogue

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Stedmans Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing

The word emmenagogue refers to therapeutic agents - including natural substances such as herbs, oils, or essences, or conventional pharmaceutical drugs, that induce or help with menstruation.

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