aperient
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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
Given in doses of half an ounce of the powdered bark, it acts as an aperient, and is good wherever an aperient is indicated.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd
Milk is very laxative, and sometimes, where there is no biliousness, a small saucerful makes a good aperient.
From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Mrs. Leslie Williams
A sirup made from this plant is a valuable aperient in cattle practice.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd
No time should be lost: the aperient must be given immediately; warm injections must be thrown into the rectum, and the teats must be industriously drawn, to solicit the secretion of milk.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd
