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Definition of purgative
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Purgative
(a.)
Having
the power or
quality
of
purging;
cathartic.
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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..
Catharical
::
Catharical
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the
purgative
principle
of
senna,
as
cathartic
acid..
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..
Purgative
::
Purgative
(n.) A
purging
medicine;
a
cathartic.
Catharical
::
Catharical
(a.)
Cleansing
the
bowels;
promoting
evacuations
by
stool;
purgative.
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..
Drastic
::
Drastic
(n.) A
violent
purgative.
See
Cathartic.
Evacuant
::
Evacuant
(a.)
Emptying;
evacuative;
purgative;
cathartic.
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..
Drastic
::
Drastic
(a.)
Acting
rapidly
and
violently;
efficacious;
powerful;
--
opposed
to
bland;
as,
drastic
purgatives..
Cassia
::
Cassia
(n.) A genus of
leguminous
plants
(herbs,
shrubs,
or
trees)
of many
species,
most of which have
purgative
qualities.
The
leaves
of
several
species
furnish
the senna used in
medicine..
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..
Diacatholicon
::
Diacatholicon
(n.) A
universal
remedy;
-- name
formerly
to a
purgative
electuary.
Poke
::
Poke (n.) A large North
American
herb of the genus
Phytolacca
(P.
decandra),
bearing
dark
purple
juicy
berries;
--
called
also
garget,
pigeon
berry,
pocan,
and
pokeweed.
The root and
berries
have
emetic
and
purgative
properties,
and are used in
medicine.
The young
shoots
are
sometimes
eaten as a
substitute
for
asparagus,
and the
berries
are said to be used in
Europe
to color
wine..
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..
Evacuant
::
Evacuant
(n.) A
purgative
or
cathartic.
Cubeb
::
Cubeb (n.) The
small,
spicy berry of a
species
of
pepper
(Piper
Cubeba;
in med.,
Cubeba
officinalis),
native
in Java and
Borneo,
but now
cultivated
in
various
tropical
countries.
The dried
unripe
fruit is much used in
medicine
as a
stimulant
and
purgative..
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..
Gutwort
::
Gutwort
(n.) A
plant,
Globularia
Alypum,
a
violent
purgative,
found in
Africa..
Jalapin
::
Jalapin
(n.) A
glucoside
found in the stems of the jalap plant and
scammony.
It is a
strong
purgative.
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