aperient
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An old-fashioned piece of advice in distemper, and one always given, was that at the outset of the disease a dose of castor oil, or some other aperient, should be administered.
From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Williams, Mrs. Leslie
Light food and change of air; and, if necessary, aperient medicine, such as castor oil, with a little burned butter.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert
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
An infusion of this herb acts as an aperient, and promotes the secretions.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
Sapodilla, sap-ō-dil′a, n. a name given in the West Indies to the fruit of several species of Achras, the seeds aperient and diuretic, the pulp subacid and sweet.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
