aperient

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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

Gymnocladus, jim-nok′lad-us, n. a genus of North American trees, the pods slightly aperient.

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

I have generally given it in lemonade in such amounts as to secure a gentle aperient and diuretic effect.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

The aperient action, which it exerts less markedly than other members of its class, renders it useful in the treatment of chronic constipation.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

By the aid of one or more of the following drinks, the aperient will generally operate:— Give a bountiful supply of hyssop tea, sweetened with honey.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George