=Ecbolics.=—Medicines which produce abortion. =Eccoprotics or Ectoprotics.=—Laxatives. =Emetics.=—Medicines which cause vomiting. =Emmenagogues.=—Medicines which stimulate menstruation. =Emollients.=—Substances used to mechanically soften and protect tissues. =Epispatics.=—Blisters. =Errhines.=—Medicines which increase the nasal secretions. =Escharotics.=—Caustics. =Evacuants.=—Medicines which evacuate; chiefly applied to purgatives. =Excitants.=—Stimulants. =Excitomotors.=—Medicines which increase motor activity. =Expectorants.=—Medicines which act upon the pulmonic mucous membrane and increase or alter its secretions. =Febrifuges.=—Medicines which dissipate fever. =Galactagogues.=—Medicines which increase the secretion of milk. =Germicides.=—Agents that destroy germs. =Hemostatics=.—Medicines which arrest hemorrhages. =Hydragogues.=—Purgatives which cause large watery discharges. =Hypnotics.=—Medicines which cause sleep. =Laxatives.=—Mild purgatives. =Local Anesthetics.=—Medicines which when applied locally destroy sensation. =Mydriatics.=—Medicines which cause mydriasis, or dilation of the pupil. =Myotics.=—Medicines which cause myosis, or contraction of the pupil. =Narcotics.=—Powerful anodyne hypnotics. =Neurotics.=—Medicines which act upon the nervous system. =Nutriants.=—Medicines which modify the nutritive processes. =Nutrients.=—Substances which nourish. =Oxytocics.=—Medicines which stimulate uterine contractions. =Peristaltics.=—Medicines which increase peristalsis. =Prophylactics.=—Medicines which prevent the taking or development of disease. =Protectives.=—Medicines which protect a part when applied to it. =Ptyalagogues.=—Sialagogues. =Purgatives.=—Medicines which produce copious discharges from the bowels. =Refrigerants.=—Medicines which lessen bodily temperature. =Revulsants.=—Medicines which by causing irritation draw nervous force and blood from a distant diseased part. =Rubefacients.=—Medicines which cause irritation and redness, and are used as revulsants. =Sedatives.=—Medicines which lower functional activity. =Sialagogues.=—Medicines which excite salivary glands to secretion. =Somnifacients.=—Soporifics. =Soporifics.=—Medicines which cause sleep. =Sorbefacients.=—Medicines which cause absorption. =Specifics.=—Medicines which have a direct curative influence on certain individual diseases. =Stimulants.=—Medicines which increase functional activity. =Stomachics.=—Stimulants to the stomach. =Styptics.=—Hemostatics. =Sudorifics.=—Medicines which produce sweating.