Anti-pyretic (antipyretic)

Definition of Anti-pyretic:

It is not clear whether Anti-pyretics and Febrifuges are synonymous or subtly different [ORWJr].

Anti-pyretics and Febrifuges reduce abnormally high body-temperature, either by decreasing heat-production, or increasing heat-loss; the former condition being effected by

lessening tissue-change,
reducing circulation;
the latter by

dilating the skin-vessels, thereby increasing radiation,
causing perspiration and its evaporation,
abstracting body-heat, through cold applications
E.g.: cinchona alkaloids, acetanilid, antipyrine, acetphenetidin, phenyl salicylate, phenol, creosote, aconite, veratrum viride, cold bath, pack, or sponging, purgation, venesection [Culbreth1927, pg 38].

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Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica)

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Horseradish Tree (Moringa oleifera)

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Shepherd's Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)

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Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

References

[Culbreth1927] David Marvel Reynolds Culbreth. A Manual of Materia Medica and Pharmacology, Seventh Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Lea & Febiger (1927). Online Reprint.