purgative+medicine
41cahinca root — ca·hin·ca root kə hiŋ kə also ca·in·ca root kə iŋ kə n 1) the root of a tropical American shrub (Chiococca alba) used medicinally as a purgative and diuretic 2) the root of a So. American shrub (Chiococca anguifuga) used as an antidote for snake… …
42citrullin — cit·rul·lin si trəl ən, si trəl n a purgative yellow resinous preparation of the colocynth …
43cyclamin — cy·cla·min sī klə mən, sik lə n a white amorphous saponin constituting the active principle of the root of a cyclamen (Cyclamen europaeum) and formerly used as an emetic and purgative * * * cyc·la·min (sikґlə min) a toxic glycoside from… …
44ipecac spurge — n a spurge of the genus Euphorbia (E. ipecacuanhae) of the eastern U.S. with a root that is emetic and purgative …
45ispaghul — is·pa·ghul is pə .gül, .gəl n an Old World plantain of the genus Plantago (P. ovata) with mucilaginous seeds that are used as a demulcent and a purgative …
46mercurialis — mer·cu·ri·a·lis (.)mər .kyu̇ rē ā ləs, a lis n an herb (Mercurialis annua) of the spurge family formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic, and antisyphilitic …
47Mickey Finn — mik ē fin n a drink of liquor doctored with a purgative or a drug …
48physic nut — n the seed of a small tropical American tree of the genus Jatropha (J. curcas) containing a strongly purgative oil * * * purging nut 1. Jatropha curcas. 2. J. multifida. 3. the seed of either of these trees, which contains a cathartic oil and a… …
49Rochelle salt — Ro·chelle salt rō shel n a crystalline salt C4H4KNaO6·4H2O that is a mild purgative called also potassium sodium tartrate, Seignette salt, sodium potassium tartrate …
50tree of heaven — tree of heav·en hev ən n an Asian tree of the genus Ailanthus (A. glandulosa) widely grown as a shade and ornamental tree and having bark that has been used as a tonic, purgative, and anthelmintic …
