aperient

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By combining castile soap with butternut, blackroot, golden seal, or balmony, a good aperient is produced, which will generally operate on the bowels in a few hours.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George

Senna A safe and efficient aperient for cattle may be made by infusing an ounce of senna in a quart of boiling water.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George

An infusion of this herb acts as an aperient, and promotes the secretions.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George

In medicine it is employed as an aperient, and is one of the safest and most innocuous known.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various

Diocles the Carystian, in his treatise on the Wholesomes, says that the best of all shell-fish, as aperient and diuretic food, are mussels, oysters, scallops, and cockles.

From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us