Definition of Diaphoretic. Meaning of Diaphoretic. Synonyms of Diaphoretic

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Definition of Diaphoretic

Diaphoretic
Diaphoretic Di`a*pho*ret"ic, n. (Med.) A medicine or agent which promotes perspiration. Note: Diaphoretics differ from sudorifics; the former only increase the insensible perspiration, the latter excite the sensible discharge called sweat. --Parr.

Meaning of Diaphoretic from wikipedia

- muscle leading to diap****sis. Mercury is well known for its use as a diap****tic, and was widely used in the 19th and early 20th century by physicians...
- tonic, hemorrhage, dysentery, aphrodisiac, anti-hyperglycaemic and diap****tic. Red sandalwood grown on the shale subsoils, at altitudes around 750...
- chiefly for emetic purposes. They might also have qualified for cathartic, diap****tic, or simply alternative uses. Such treatments were considered unparalleled...
- syrup of ipecac). It has also been used as a nauseant, expectorant, and diap****tic, and was prescribed for conditions such as bronchitis. The most common...
- Americans used it to stimulate the glands, stave off scurvy, and as a diap****tic treatment for the common cold. William Turner mentions horseradish as...
- agueweed, feverwort, or sweating-plant. In herbal medicine, the plant is a diap****tic, or an agent to cause sweating. It was introduced to American colonists...
- medicine to treat various ailments, and as a laxative, diuretic, and diap****tic. However, a comprehensive review of research literature using systematic...
- poisoning. Sweating was also induced using blisters of cantharidin and diap****tic. Heroic medicine became less favoured with the advent of medical science...
- anticoagulant, antisclerotic, antispasmodic, cholagogue, depurative, diap****tic, diuretic and a vasodilator. There is little modern clinical research...
- dysentery. It is also used as a fungicide, dentifrice, rubefacient, diap****tic, perfume, carminative and sudorific. Before the twentieth century, S****afras...