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Drastic :: Drastic (n.) A violent purgative. See Cathartic.

Elater :: Elater (n.) The active principle of elaterium, being found in the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly Motordica Elaterium) and other related species. It is extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance, which is a violent purgative..

Drastic :: Drastic (a.) Acting rapidly and violently; efficacious; powerful; -- opposed to bland; as, drastic purgatives..

Catharical :: Catharical (a.) Of or pertaining to the purgative principle of senna, as cathartic acid..

Purgative :: Purgative (n.) A purging medicine; a cathartic.

Stavewood :: Stavesacre (n.) A kind of larkspur (Delphinium Staphysagria), and its seeds, which are violently purgative and emetic. They are used as a parasiticide, and in the East for poisoning fish..

Diacatholicon :: Diacatholicon (n.) A universal remedy; -- name formerly to a purgative electuary.

Physical :: Physical (a.) Of or pertaining to physic, or the art of medicine; medicinal; curative; healing; also, cathartic; purgative..

Turpeth :: Turpeth (n.) The root of Ipom/a Turpethum, a plant of Ceylon, Malabar, and Australia, formerly used in medicine as a purgative; -- sometimes called vegetable turpeth..

Purgament :: Purgament (n.) A cathartic; a purgative.

Jalapin :: Jalapin (n.) A glucoside found in the stems of the jalap plant and scammony. It is a strong purgative.

Evacuant :: Evacuant (a.) Emptying; evacuative; purgative; cathartic.

Gripe :: Gripe (v. t.) To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances..

Evacuative :: Evacuative (a.) Serving of tending to evacuate; cathartic; purgative.

Catharical :: Catharical (a.) Cleansing the bowels; promoting evacuations by stool; purgative.

Convolvulin :: Convolvulin (n.) A glucoside occurring in jalap (the root of a convolvulaceous plant), and extracted as a colorless, tasteless, gummy mass of powerful purgative properties..

Evacuant :: Evacuant (n.) A purgative or cathartic.

Algaroth :: Algaroth (n.) A term used for the Powder of Algaroth, a white powder which is a compound of trichloride and trioxide of antimony. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic, purgative, and diaphoretic..

Sabadilla :: Sabadilla (n.) A Mexican liliaceous plant (Schoenocaulon officinale); also, its seeds, which contain the alkaloid veratrine. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic and purgative..

Aloin :: Aloin (n.) A bitter purgative principle in aloes.

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