n.
A drug or other agent that increases the flow of saliva.
[Greek sialon, saliva + -AGOGUE.]
sialagogic si'al·a·gog'ic (sī'ə-lə-gŏj'ĭk) adj.
sialagogue
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si·al·a·gogue (sī-ăl'ə-gôg', -gŏg') 
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n.
A drug or other agent that increases the flow of saliva.
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(sī al′əgog)
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A substance that increases the flow of saliva.
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A herb with sialagogue action stimulates the secretion of saliva from the salivary glands.
Herbs with sialagogue action include:
- Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
- Blue Flag (Iris versicolor)
- Cayenne pepper (Capsicum minimum)
- Centaury (Centaurium erythraea)
- Great Yellow Gentian (Gentiana lutea)
- Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
- Northern Prickly-ash (Zanthoxylum americanum)
- Senega (Polygala senega)
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