aperient
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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 Francis E. Anstie
Saline, sā′līn, or sā-līn′, adj. consisting of, or containing, salt: partaking of the qualities of salt.—n. an effervescent powder used as a gentle aperient: a salt-spring.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
A simple aperient of linseed oil may be given in cases of stricture or intussusception of the bowels.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd
He was a little feverish, so I applied a mustard-plaster and gave him some aperient medicine.
From Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent by Joel Tyler Headley
The above aperient may then be ventured on with safety.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd
