aperient

Example Sentences

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The above aperient may then be ventured on with safety.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George

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 Dadd, George

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

This medicine is rather constipating; a slight aperient, if only a dose of Carlsbad salts before breakfast or a seidlitz powder, may be taken to counteract it in this respect.

From Boating by Woodgate, W. B.

A question which is frequently asked is as to the desirability or otherwise of giving a toy bitch worm medicine, or an aperient, while she is in pup or just before her babies arrive.

From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Williams, Mrs. Leslie