- Laxatives,
purgatives, or
aperients are
substances that
loosen stools and
increase bowel movements. They are used to
treat and
prevent constipation. Laxatives...
-
vision of God; deification;
union with God The
three aspects later became purgative, illuminative, and
unitive in the
western churches and
prayer of the lips...
- 1578 as "lignum pavanae". The oil, used in
herbal medicine as a
violent purgative, is
extracted from its seeds. Currently, it is
considered unsafe and it...
-
treatments he was given,
which included multiple doses of
calomel (a
purgative) and
extensive bloodletting,
likely resulting in
hypovolemic shock. Washington's...
- as pogroms.
Sometimes the word is used to
describe publicly sanctioned purgative attacks against non-Jewish groups. The
characteristics of a
pogrom vary...
-
sedative C****ia
occidentalis or C****ia
alata Totoncaxi****tl Astringent,
purgative, anthelmintic,
relieves fever,
inflammation of
rashes Chenopodium graveolens...
- co-dominant in the
calcareous shrublands in
which it occurs, it is a
purgative.
Botanical illustration Habit Spent flower "Globularia
alypum L." Plants...
- Hindi, Marathi, and Urdu, and are well
known for
their toxicity (severe
purgative effect). They are used to
treat constipation after the
seeds have undergone...
-
Galen (2nd
century AD)
disagreed with the use of
surgery and
recommended purgatives instead.
These recommendations largely stood for 1000 years. In the 15th...
- acid.
Ricinolein is the
active principle in the use of
castor oil as a
purgative and
solvent for
several medically useful alkaloids. Achaya, K. T.; Saletore...
