diaphoretic

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His skin is noticeably flushed and diaphoretic, and he appears extremely tense.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2012

To answer the questions — no significant necrosis, he was initially diaphoretic but not in the ED.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2011

The plant is official in the Pharmacopœia of India as an emetic and in small doses is nauseant and diaphoretic.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

In the Philippines it is used extensively as a diaphoretic and emmenagogue and in icterus, intestinal colic and dysmenorrhœa; externally for skin diseases, contusions and atonic ulcers.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

The crude form was refined by Dippel, and at one time was a good deal used in medicine as a diaphoretic and hypnotic.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various