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Aperient

noun
1.
A purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels.  Synonyms: cathartic, physic, purgative.






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"Aperient" Quotes from Famous Books



... degree laxative and aperient, the cultivated Lettuce is very proper for hot bilious dispositions;" and Parkinson adds (1640): "Lettuce eaten raw or boyled, helpeth to loosen the belly, and the boyled more than the raw." It was known as the "Milk Plant" to Dioscorides and Theophrastus, ...
— Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure • William Thomas Fernie



Words linked to "Aperient" :   medicinal drug, Rochelle powder, laxative, medication, aloes, castor oil, Seidlitz powder, purgative, bitter aloes, medicament, milk of magnesia, Seidlitz powders, medicine, Epsom salts



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