1. Anaemia: Deficiency of RBC in blood.

It might be due to either excessive blood

loss or increased destructing of RBC.

2. Analgesic: A drug that selectively relieves pain by acting on the CNS or peripheral
pain mechanisms, without significantly altering consciousness.

3. Antacid: An alkaline substance that neturalises gastric acidity and increases the
pH of the gastric contents.

4. Anthelmintic: An agent either kills (vermicide) or expels (vermifuge) infesting

helminthes (worms).

5. Anticonvulsant: An agent that stops or prevents the occurrence of convulsions.

6. Anti-inflammatory: An agent that counteracts or suppresses inflammation

(oedema) and also increases pain threshold.

7. Antimalarial: An agent that is used for prophylaxis, treatment, and prevention of

relapses of malaria.

8. Antipruritic: An agent relieves or prevents itching.

9. Antipyretic: An agent that reduces the increase body temperature.

10. Antirachitic: An agent that is used to cure rickets disease.

11. Antirheumatic: An agent that prevents or lessens rheumatism symptoms like

stiffness or swelling or muscles and joints with pain.

12. Antiseptic: An agent that destroys or inhibits the growth of pathogenic

microorganisms when applied on wound thereby preventing infection.

13. Astringent : An agent that precipitates the proteins.

14. Bitter tonic: An agent having unpalatable taste and increase the secretion of
gastric juice thereby increasing the appetite.

15. Bronchial asthma: Attach of breathlessness associated with bronchial

obstruction or spasm, characterized by expiratory wheeze.

16. Bronchitis: Inflammation of bronchi may be primary or secondary, acute or

chronic.

17. Carminative: An agent that expels gases formed in the stomach or intestine.
18. Counter-irritant: An agent that produces superficial high intensity irritation in an
intention to relieve irritation induced by other causes, when applied to the skin.

19. Demulcent: An agent that produces soothing effect.

20. Diaphoretic: An agent that increases sweating.

21. Disinfectant: An agent that kills microorganisms when applied to non-living

objects.

22. Diuretic: An agent that promotes a net loss of sodium ions (Na+) and water from
the body.

23. Expectorant: An agent that promotes the expulsion of mucous from the
respiratory tract by decreasing its viscosity.

24. Flavouring agent: An ingredient that induces aroma to the preparation.

25. Goiter: An enlargement of the thyroid gland, causing a swelling in the front part o
the neck.

26. Haematinic: Agents that induces and/or maintains sleep same as natural
condition.

27. Hypothyroidism: It is a condition of deficient thyroid activity.

28. Laxative: An agent that softens formed hard stool and facilities its evacuation
from the bowel (milder than purgative).

29. Local anti-infective: An agent used to improve its properties of the dosage form
without producing any therapeutic action in the human beings.

30. Purgative: An agent that promotes bowel evacuation (stronger than laxative).

31. Rubefacient: An agent that reddens the skin because of increased blood flow.

32. Scabicide: An agent that kills scabies causing microorganisms ‘Sacrcoptes

scabiei’.
33. Sedative: An agent that subdues excitement and calms the person without
inducing sleep.

34. Sinusitis: Inflammation of sinus.

35. Thyroidectomy: It is removal of enlarged thyroid gland by surgery.