aperient

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Senna A safe and efficient aperient for cattle may be made by infusing an ounce of senna in a quart of boiling water.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George

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 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

The above aperient may then be ventured on with safety.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George

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