aperient

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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

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

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

Saline, sā′līn, or sā-līn′, adj. consisting of, or containing, salt: partaking of the qualities of salt.—n. an effervescent powder used as a gentle aperient: a salt-spring.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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