alterative

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A0231000 (ôl′tə-rā′tĭv, -tər-ə-tĭv)adj.1. Tending to alter or produce alteration.2. Tending to restore to normal health.n. A treatment or medication that restores health.

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(ˈɔːltərətɪv) adj1. likely or able to produce alteration2. (Pharmacology) obsolete (of a drug) able to restore normal healthn (Pharmacology) obsolete a drug that restores normal health

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Adj.

alterative - tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets"curative, healing, sanative, therapeutic, remedialhealthful - conducive to good health of body or mind; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance"

alterative

(ôl′tə-rā′tĭv, -tər-ə-tĭv)adj.1. Tending to alter or produce alteration.2. Tending to restore to normal health.n. A treatment or medication that restores health.

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Herbal medicine
A herb said to alter a disease, purify blood, increase appetite, improve digestion and eliminate toxins.
Examples
Barberry (Berberis vulgaris), burdock (Artium lappa), chaparral (Larrea tridentate), figwort (Scrophularia nodosa), prickly ash (Xanthoxylum americanum), red clover (Trifolium pratense), sassafras (Sassafras officinale), wild indigo (Baptista tinctoria).

Alterative

A medicinal substance that acts gradually to nourish and improve the system.Mentioned in: Echinacea

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adj tending to cure or restore to health

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