stomachic
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The fruit of the quince is astringent and stomachic; and its expressed juice, in small quantities, as a spoonful or two, is of considerable service in nausea, vomitings, eructations, &c.
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
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
Rhazes and Avicenna told the story in Latin, and appear to have recommended a coffee decoction as a stomachic, as far back as the tenth century.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
To stimulate and open the bowels, give, also, rhubarb in a decoction, the equivalent of ten or fifteen grains at a dose, accompanied with the ordinary carminative and stomachic adjuvants, ginger and gentian in infusion.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert
But the appeal of music and colour need not be so detailedly stomachic as that.
From The Book of This and That by Lynd, Robert
