aperient
Example Sentences
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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
He was a little feverish, so I applied a mustard-plaster and gave him some aperient medicine.
From Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent by Headley, Joel Tyler
Given in doses of half an ounce of the powdered bark, it acts as an aperient, and is good wherever an aperient is indicated.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
A sirup made from this plant is a valuable aperient in cattle practice.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
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
