aperient
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A question which is frequently asked is as to the desirability or otherwise of giving a toy bitch worm medicine, or an aperient, while she is in pup or just before her babies arrive.
From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Mrs. Leslie Williams
Light food and change of air; and, if necessary, aperient medicine, such as castor oil, with a little burned butter.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings
It is more aperient and less nutritive than red wine.
From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Pierre Blot
Used as an aperient for sheep, in constipation.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd
An infusion of this herb acts as an aperient, and promotes the secretions.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd
