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Definition of cathartic
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Cathartic
(n.) A
medicine
that
promotes
alvine
discharges;
a
purge;
a
purgative
of
moderate
activity.
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Work
::
Work (n.) To act or
operate
on the
stomach
and
bowels,
as a
cathartic..
Cata
::
Cata () The Latin and
English
form of a Greek
preposition,
used as a
prefix
to
signify
down,
downward,
under,
against,
contrary
or
opposed
to,
wholly,
completely;
as in
cataclysm,
catarrh.
It
sometimes
drops the final
vowel,
as in
catoptric;
and is
sometimes
changed
to cath, as in
cathartic,
catholic..
Gamboge
::
Gamboge
(n.) A
concrete
juice,
or gum
resin,
produced
by
several
species
of trees in Siam,
Ceylon,
and
Malabar.
It is
brought
in
masses,
or
cylindrical
rolls,
from
Cambodia,
or
Cambogia,
--
whence
its name. The best kind is of a
dense,
compact
texture,
and of a
beatiful
reddish
yellow.
Taking
internally,
it is a
strong
and harsh
cathartic
and
emetic..
Purgative
::
Purgative
(n.) A
purging
medicine;
a
cathartic.
Ecballium
::
Ecballium
(n.) A genus of
cucurbitaceous
plants
consisting
of the
single
species
Ecballium
agreste
(or
Elaterium),
the
squirting
cucumber.
Its
fruit,
when ripe,
bursts
and
violently
ejects
its
seeds,
together
with a
mucilaginous
juice,
from which
elaterium,
a
powerful
cathartic
medicine,
is
prepared..
Castor Oil
::
Castor
oil () A mild
cathartic
oil,
expressed
or
extracted
from the seeds of the
Ricinus
communis,
or Palma
Christi.
When fresh the oil is
inodorous
and
insipid..
Physical
::
Physical
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
physic,
or the art of
medicine;
medicinal;
curative;
healing;
also,
cathartic;
purgative..
Purge
::
Purge (v. t.) That which
purges;
especially,
a
medicine
that
evacuates
the
intestines;
a
cathartic..
Elaterium
::
Elaterium
(n.) A
cathartic
substance
obtained,
in the form of
yellowish
or
greenish
cakes,
as the dried
residue
of the juice of the wild or
squirting
cucumber
(Ecballium
agreste,
formerly
called
Momordica
Elaterium)..
Hydragogue
::
Hydragogue
(n.) A
hydragogue
medicine,
usually
a
cathartic
or
diuretic..
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..
Bryonin
::
Bryonin
(n.) A
bitter
principle
obtained
from the root of the
bryony
(Bryonia
alba and B.
dioica).
It is a
white,
or
slightly
colored,
substance,
and is
emetic
and
cathartic..
Drastic
::
Drastic
(n.) A
violent
purgative.
See
Cathartic.
Senna
::
Senna (n.) The
leaves
of
several
leguminous
plants
of the genus
Cassia.
(C.
acutifolia,
C.
angustifolia,
etc.).
They
constitute
a
valuable
but
nauseous
cathartic
medicine..
Rhubarb
::
Rhubarb
(n.) The root of
several
species
of
Rheum,
used much as a
cathartic
medicine..
Evacuative
::
Evacuative
(a.)
Serving
of
tending
to
evacuate;
cathartic;
purgative.
Purgament
::
Purgament
(n.) A
cathartic;
a
purgative.
Purge
::
Purge (v. i.) To have or
produce
frequent
evacuations
from the
intestines,
as by means of a
cathartic..
Physic
::
Physic
(n.)
Specifically,
a
medicine
that
purges;
a
cathartic..
Glauber''s Salts
::
Glauber's
salts ()
Sulphate
of soda, a
well-known
cathartic.
It is a white
crystalline
substance,
with a
cooling,
slightly
bitter
taste,
and is
commonly
called
salts..
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