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

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

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

Purgatively :: Purgatively (adv.) In a purgative manner.

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

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..

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

Cathartin :: Cathartin (n.) The bitter, purgative principle of senna. It is a glucoside with the properties of a weak acid; -- called also cathartic acid, and cathartina..

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

Lenitive :: Lenitive (n.) A mild purgative; a laxative.

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

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..

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..

Aloe :: Aloe (n.) The inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative..

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

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..

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

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

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

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