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Herbal Actions

Antipyretic

Reduces fever

Helps bring down a fever, often by promoting sweating and supporting the body through the heat of an acute infection. The aim is to ease discomfort while the immune response works; a high or persistent fever still needs medical attention.

How it works

Antipyretic is not one mechanism but several overlapping ones. Each of these is its own herbal action — follow a link for the herbs strongest in that mechanism.

Diaphoretic Promotes sweating to help manage fever; taken hot at the first sign of a cold or flu.

Herbs with a antipyretic action (25)

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Abuta

Cissampelos pareira

AnalgesicAnti-AbortiveAntifertilityAntibacterial

Andrographis

Andrographis paniculata

BitterImmunomodulatorAnti-inflammatoryAntimicrobial

Catnip

Nepeta cataria

SedativeCarminativeDiaphoreticNervine

Chickweed

Stellaria media

DemulcentAntipyreticEmollientAntibacterial

Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum morifolium

Anti-inflammatoryAntipyreticNervineAntioxidant

Clavo Huasca

Tynanthus panurensis

AphrodisiacAnalgesicCarminativeAntibacterial

German Chamomile

Matricaria chamomilla

Anti-inflammatoryAntispasmodicAntiallergicAntibacterial

Gymnema

Gymnema sylvestre

AntidiabeticHypolipidemicDiureticAntipyretic

Lemongrass

Cymbopogon citratus

CarminativeNervineAntispasmodicAntimicrobial

Manuka

Leptospermum scoparium

Anti-inflammatoryAntibacterialAntifungalAntispasmodic

Peppermint

Mentha × piperita

AntiemeticAntitussiveAntimicrobialAntispasmodic

Rehmannia

Rehmannia glutinosa

AntiallergicAntihemorrhagicAnti-inflammatoryAntipyretic

Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioica

AlterativeAnti-inflammatoryAntilithicAntimicrobial

Vanilla

Vanilla planifolia

AphrodisiacCarminativeAntipyreticAntimicrobial

Willow

Salix alba

AnalgesicAnti-inflammatoryAntipyreticAstringent

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

BitterAntioxidantEmmenagogueDiaphoretic