aperient
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Gymnocladus, jim-nok′lad-us, n. a genus of North American trees, the pods slightly aperient.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
In medicine it is employed as an aperient, and is one of the safest and most innocuous known.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
Cascara, kas′ka-ra, n. the Cascara sagrada, a Californian bark used as a tonic aperient: the Cascara amarga, a bitter Honduras bark.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
A simple aperient of linseed oil may be given in cases of stricture or intussusception of the bowels.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd
After male-fern capsules it is quite unnecessary to give any aperient.
From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Mrs. Leslie Williams
