purgative+medicine

  • 91Golden Shower Tree — Cassia fistula redirects here. This taxon can also refer to other species; see below.: Canafistula redirects here. This can also refer to Maloxo ( Albizia inundata ).Taxobox name = Golden Shower Tree image width = 270px image caption = Golden… …

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  • 92Mirabilis jalapa — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …

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  • 93Phosphate nephropathy — consists of damage to the kidneys caused by the formation of phosphate crystals within the renal tubules, damaging the nephron, and can cause acute renal failure.It frequently occurs following the ingestion of oral sodium phosphate solution… …

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  • 94aloe — aloetic /al oh et ik/, adj. /al oh/, n., pl. aloes. 1. any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber. 2. See aloe vera. 3. See century plant. 4. a …

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  • 95colocynth — /kol euh sinth/, n. 1. a plant, Citrullus colocynthis, belonging to the gourd family, of the warmer parts of Asia, the Mediterranean region, etc., bearing a round, yellow or green fruit with a bitter pulp. 2. the fruit of this plant. 3. Pharm.… …

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  • 96croton oil — a brownish yellow oil, expressed from the seeds of the croton, Croton tiglium, that is a drastic purgative and counterirritant. [1870 75] * * * ▪ chemical compound       poisonous viscous liquid obtained from the seeds of a small Asiatic tree,… …

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  • 97evacuant — /i vak yooh euhnt/, Med. adj. 1. evacuating; promoting thorough evacuation, esp. from the bowels; cathartic; purgative. n. 2. an evacuant medicine or agent; cathartic; purgative. [1720 30; < L evacuant (s. of evacuans, prp. of evacuare). See&#8230; …

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  • 98jalap — jalapic /ja lap ik, jah /, adj. /jal euhp, jah leuhp/, n. 1. the dried tuberous root of any of several plants, esp. Exogonium purga, of the morning glory family, or the light yellowish powder derived from it, used in medicine chiefly as a&#8230; …

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  • 99rhubarb — /rooh bahrb/, n. 1. any of several plants belonging to the genus Rheum, of the buckwheat family, as R. officinale, having a medicinal rhizome, and R. rhabarbarum, having edible leafstalks. 2. the rhizome of any medicinal species of this plant,&#8230; …

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  • 100evacuant — e·vac·u·ant || ɪ vækjÊŠÉ™nt n. purgative, laxative, medicine which promotes evacuation adj. laxative, purgative, promotes evacuation (especially of the bowels) …

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