aperient

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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

By combining castile soap with butternut, blackroot, golden seal, or balmony, a good aperient is produced, which will generally operate on the bowels in a few hours.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George

Acting on this idea, I administered five grains of iodide of potassium, and thirty grains of bicarbonate of potassium, four times every twenty-four hours, after giving a moderate saline aperient.

From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.

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

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