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aperient

NOUN
  1. a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
ADJECTIVE
  1. mildly laxative

How To Use aperient In A Sentence

  • A little powdered _harra_ or myrobalan acts as an aperient. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala
  • -- The curatives are aperients, such as endive, water cresses, bread and milk, and red pepper. The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference
  • In daily life, a lot of people think bananas can rise the embellish aperient bowel function, so some people will often eat constipation of banana.
  • Aperients should not be given if any doubt about cause of constipation exists.
  • Suspicion in a general sense is a harmless complaint, easily cured by a mental aperient and some rest. LAST SHOT
  • This plant not only acts as a wholesome and nutritious vegetable, but also as a diuretic, aperient, and deobstruent. The Book of Household Management
  • All parts of the plant, but especially the root, are slightly aperient.
  • Griselda among herbs, may be given with admirable effect in pottage, as a domestic aperient, "loosening the belly, helping the jaundice, and dispersing the tympany. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
  • The aperient to which the author appears to give the preference over all others is senna.
  • In the spring time of the year, the judicious use of aperient medicines is much to be commended.
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