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
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
A sirup made from this plant is a valuable aperient in cattle practice.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
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
The above aperient may then be ventured on with safety.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
