An appetite enhancer or appetite enhancing drug is any drug (a chemical substance of herbal or synthetic origin) which increases the appetite. A drug, broadly speaking is any chemical substance that when absorbed into the body A chemical substance is a Material with a definite chemical composition.
There are several drugs which cause an increase in appetite, including tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), tetracyclic antidepressants, cyproheptadine, buclizine, megestrol, ginger as well as cannabis. Tricyclic antidepressants (abbreviation TCAs) are a class of Antidepressant drugs first used in the 1950s There are also several chemically unrelated tetracyclic Antibiotics based on Tetracycline. Cyproheptadine (usually as cyproheptadine hydrochloride, trade name Periactin) is an antihistaminic and Antiserotonergic agent Buclizine is an Antihistamine of the Piperazine derivative family Megestrol is a Progesterone derivative with antineoplastic properties used in the treatment of advanced carcinoma of the breast and endometrium. Ginger is commonly used as a cooking spice throughout the world Cannabis ( Cán-na-bis) is a Genus of Flowering plants that includes three putative species Cannabis sativa subsp
See also
- Anorectic - Drugs which decrease appetite