Purgative

Purgative

A substance that promotes the vigorous evacuation of the bowels. Usually used to relieve severe constipation. Examples: aloe, licorice, rhubarb, safflower and senna.

This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.

0 0

Improve it

Add an image

Part of Speech: noun
Synonym(s):
Blossary:
Industry/Domain: Plants
Category: Herbs
Company:
Product:
Acronym-Abbreviation:

Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

Related terms

purgative

Pharmaceutical; Medical devices;

1. cathartic (def. 1); causing evacuation of the bowels. 2. a cathartic, particularly one that stimulates peristaltic action.

purgatives

Medical; Health care; Medicine

Agents that are used to stimulate evacuation of the bowels.

purgation

Language; Dictionaries

The act of purging; the act of clearing, cleansing, or putifying, by separating and carrying off impurities, or whatever is superfluous; the evacuation of the bowels.

purgatively

Language; Dictionaries

In a purgative manner.

purgative

Language; Dictionaries

Having the power or quality of purging; cathartic.

purgative

Plants; Herbs

A substance that promotes the vigorous evacuation of the bowels. Usually used to relieve severe constipation. Examples: aloe, licorice, rhubarb, safflower and senna.

dill

Plants; Herbs

Fine and feathery and with a distinct aromatic flavor, dill is often used in savory preparations and in the making of pickles.

anise

Plants; Herbs

Latin: illicum verum Star Anis, describes the star-shape of the eight little aniseed fruit pods from the anise plant, each containing a single grain. Oil extracted from the plant ...

angelic

Plants; Herbs

Latin: angelica archangelica Angelic has a faint anis flavor, and is rarely used today. The plant grows to about 2 m high, and has leaves resembling celery. Angelic was used ...

herb

Plants; Herbs

A type of plant that has no wood in its trunk, stem, or roots. Herbs reproduce by means of seeds.

law's persian violet

Plants; Herbs

Small herb which is native to India. It grows 5-10 cm high, with bluish purple, 6-10 mm flowers.

pakchoi

Plants; Herbs

an Asian plant, Brassica rapa chinensis, of the mustard family, having a loose cluster of edible, dark-green leaves on white stalks.

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L

0
Terms
0
Blossaries
1
Followers

Industry/Domain: Health care Category: Psychiatry

pica

Pica is a disorder characterized by an appetite for substances largely non-nutritive (clay, sand, metalic objects...etc etc). For these actions to be ...