aperient
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He always said he knew nothing that cheered him up so, and was such a good aperient, as brush and comb.
From Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) by Richter, Jean Paul Friedrich
A sirup made from this plant is a valuable aperient in cattle practice.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
It is much safer than any known cathartic, and, given in doses of two drachms, in hot water, combined with a small quantity of ginger, it forms a useful aperient and alterative.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
Saline, sā′līn, or sā-līn′, adj. consisting of, or containing, salt: partaking of the qualities of salt.—n. an effervescent powder used as a gentle aperient: a salt-spring.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
An old-fashioned piece of advice in distemper, and one always given, was that at the outset of the disease a dose of castor oil, or some other aperient, should be administered.
From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Williams, Mrs. Leslie
