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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..

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

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

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

Cathartic :: Cathartic (n.) A medicine that promotes alvine discharges; a purge; a purgative of moderate activity.

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

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

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

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

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..

Evacuatory :: Evacuatory (n.) A purgative.

Gutwort :: Gutwort (n.) A plant, Globularia Alypum, a violent purgative, found in Africa..

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

Purgative :: Purgative (a.) Having the power or quality of purging; cathartic.

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

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..

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..

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

Jalap :: "Jalap (n.) The tubers of the Mexican plant Ipomoea purga (or Exogonium purga), a climber much like the morning-glory. The abstract, extract, and powder, prepared from the tubers, are well known purgative medicines. Other species of Ipomoea yield several inferior kinds of jalap, as the I. Orizabensis, and I. tuberosa..

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