counterirritant
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Menthol is a counterirritant, which relieves underlying pain near the site of application by causing irritation at the surface.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 16, 2013
Some scientists believe that pulque's yeast and vitamins offset the unbalanced diet of chili, corn and beans, act as a counterirritant to hot peppers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Well, you take the two pails of ice water, throw a little dirt in them, to act as a counterirritant, strip, and stand with one foot in each pail.
From Time Magazine Archive
Despite President Roosevelt's fervid interest in naval shipbuilding as a counterirritant to unemployment, the U. S. will not be up to Treaty par before 1939.
From Time Magazine Archive
This is a counterirritant and often used for goitre.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
