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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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Bryony
::
Bryony
(n.) The
common
name of
several
cucurbitaceous
plants
of the genus
Bryonia.
The root of B. alba
(rough
or white
bryony)
and of B.
dioica
is a
strong,
irritating
cathartic..
Azedarach
::
Azedarach
(n.) The bark of the roots of the
azedarach,
used as a
cathartic
and
emetic..
Scammony
::
Scammony
(n.) An
inspissated
sap
obtained
from the root of the
Convolvulus
Scammonia,
of a
blackish
gray
color,
a
nauseous
smell like that of old
cheese,
and a
somewhat
acrid
taste.
It is used in
medicine
as a
cathartic..
Physic
::
Physic
(n.)
Specifically,
a
medicine
that
purges;
a
cathartic..
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..
Purge
::
Purge (v. i.) To have or
produce
frequent
evacuations
from the
intestines,
as by means of a
cathartic..
Gymnocladus
::
Gymnocladus
(n.) A genus of
leguminous
plants;
the
Kentucky
coffee
tree. The
leaves
are
cathartic,
and the seeds a
substitute
for
coffee..
Asarabacca
::
Asarabacca
(n.) An acrid
herbaceous
plant
(Asarum
Europaeum),
the
leaves
and roots of which are
emetic
and
cathartic.
It is
principally
used in
cephalic
snuffs..
Purgament
::
Purgament
(n.) A
cathartic;
a
purgative.
Salt
::
salt ()
Sulphate
of
magnesia
having
cathartic
qualities;
--
originally
prepared
by
boiling
down the
mineral
waters
at
Epsom,
England,
--
whence
the name;
afterwards
prepared
from sea
water;
but now from
certain
minerals,
as from
siliceous
hydrate
of
magnesia..
Euphorbia
::
Euphorbia
(n.)
Spurge,
or
bastard
spurge,
a genus of
plants
of many
species,
mostly
shrubby,
herbaceous
succulents,
affording
an
acrid,
milky
juice.
Some of them are armed with
thorns.
Most of them yield
powerful
emetic
and
cathartic
products..
Podophyllum
::
Podophyllum
(n.) The
rhizome
and
rootlet
of the May apple
(Podophyllum
peltatum),
-- used as a
cathartic
drug..
Rhamnus
::
Rhamnus
(n.) A genus of
shrubs
and small
trees;
buckthorn.
The
California
Rhamnus
Purshianus
and the
European
R.
catharticus
are used in
medicine.
The
latter
is used for
hedges.
Cathartic
::
Cathartic
(n.) A
medicine
that
promotes
alvine
discharges;
a
purge;
a
purgative
of
moderate
activity.
Purgative
::
Purgative
(a.)
Having
the power or
quality
of
purging;
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..
Evacuant
::
Evacuant
(a.)
Emptying;
evacuative;
purgative;
cathartic.
Laxative
::
Laxative
(n.) A
laxative
medicine.
See the Note under
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)..
Purge
::
Purge (v. t.) That which
purges;
especially,
a
medicine
that
evacuates
the
intestines;
a
cathartic..
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