stomachic

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The stomachic causes which, as time went on, produced melancholy and dense, black depression in me, probably accounted for his eruptions of violent irascibility.

From The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography by Dawson, A. J. (Alec John)

Its blanched stems, candied with sugar, form a very agreeable sweetmeat, possessing tonic and stomachic qualities.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

Take an infusion of bark, or any other stomachic bitter; or a tea-spoonful of the powder of gum arabic dissolved in a little water, or chew a few sweet almonds blanched.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

It is aromatic, sudorific, and stomachic, and grows very well in this country.

From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Blot, Pierre

Calumba, ka-lum′ba, n. the root of an East African plant, extensively used in medicine as a stomachic and tonic.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various