Emmenagogue

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Emmenagogue \Em*men"a*gogue\, n. [Gr. ?, n. pl., menses (? in +
     ? month) + ? leading, fr. ? to lead: cf. F. emm['e]nagogue.]
     (Med.)
     A medicine that promotes the menstrual discharge.
     [1913 Webster] Emmenthal
     Emmentaler


     Emmental

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  emmenagogue
       n : any agent that promotes menstrual discharge