aperient
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Suppose the bowels to be constipated, at the same time the animal is hide-bound, in poor condition, &c.; the aperient must then be combined with tonics, as follows:— Extract of butternut, half an ounce.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
Milk is very laxative, and sometimes, where there is no biliousness, a small saucerful makes a good aperient.
From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Williams, Mrs. Leslie
Cascara, kas′ka-ra, n. the Cascara sagrada, a Californian bark used as a tonic aperient: the Cascara amarga, a bitter Honduras bark.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
After male-fern capsules it is quite unnecessary to give any aperient.
From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Williams, Mrs. Leslie
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 Headley, Joel Tyler
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