aperient

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Lax′ative, having the power of loosening the bowels.—n. a purgative or aperient medicine.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

The above aperient may then be ventured on with safety.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George

No time should be lost: the aperient must be given immediately; warm injections must be thrown into the rectum, and the teats must be industriously drawn, to solicit the secretion of milk.

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