Sialagogues (sialics) and antisialagogues (antisialics)
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Sialogogues are agents that increase the volume of saliva, thereby increasing the appetite and the digestability of food.
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Such remedies are used in large animal practice as ‘tonics’.
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Increased salivation is obtained by administering substances that stimulate taste buds like the vegetable bitters.
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Substances with this type of activity include gentian, quassia and nuxvomica.
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Increase in salivation is also achieved on administration of parasympathomimetics.
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Antisialagogues (antisialics) are agents that decrease the volume of salivary secretions.
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The antisialagogue effect may be required during surgery of the mouth or after excision of salivary cysts.
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Parasympatholytic drugs have antisialagogue effect. Atropine or glycopyrrolate are commonly used to reduce secretions as a premedicant during surgery to reduce salivary and bronchial secretions.
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Stomachics are agents that increase the tone and function of stomach and increase appetite.
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Eg: Bitter stomachics such as ginger, gentian, chirata. These plant based preparations stimulate the taste buds and reflexly stimulate the stomach.
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