aperient
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Lax′ative, having the power of loosening the bowels.—n. a purgative or aperient medicine.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
The above aperient may then be ventured on with safety.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd
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
The aperient action, which it exerts less markedly than other members of its class, renders it useful in the treatment of chronic constipation.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
Sapodilla, sap-ō-dil′a, n. a name given in the West Indies to the fruit of several species of Achras, the seeds aperient and diuretic, the pulp subacid and sweet.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
