purgative+medicine
31castor oil — A fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Ricinus communis (family Euphorbiaceae); a purgative. aromatic c. contains cinnamon oil 3, clove oil 1, vanillin 1, saccharin 0.5, alcohol 30, in c. to make 1000; a cathartic. * * * castor oil n …
32emodin — A crystalline substance (cathartic) found in rhubarb, senna, cascara sagrada, and other purgative drugs. SYN: archin, frangulic acid. * * * em·o·din em ə dən n an orange crystalline phenolic compound C …
33evacuant — 1. Promoting an excretion, especially of the bowels. 2. An agent that increases excretion, especially a cathartic. * * * evac·u·ant i vak yə wənt n an emetic, diuretic, or purgative agent evacuant adj * * * evac·u·ant (e vakґu ənt) 1.… …
34frangulin — A glycoside from frangula; has been used as a purgative. SYN: rhamnoxanthin. * * * fran·gu·lin lən n an orange glycoside C21H20O9 obtained esp. from the bark of the alder buckthorn and yielding emodin and rhamnose on hydrolysis …
35iridin — 1. Irigenin 7 glucoside from orris root, Iris florentina. 2. A resinoid from blue flag, Iris versicolor; used as a cholagogue and cathartic. SYN: irisin. * * * iri·din ir əd ən, īr n 1) …
36jalap — The dried tuberous root of Exogonium purga, E. jalapa, or Ipomoea purga (family Convolvulaceae); used as a cathartic. [Jalapa or Xalapa, a Mexican city from where the drug was exported] * * * jal·ap jal əp, jäl n 1 a) the dried tuberous root of a …
37linin — 1. A bitter glycoside obtained from Linum catharticum (family Linaceae). 2. A protein in linseed. 3. Obsolete term for the threadlike, nonstaining (achromatic) substance of the cell nucleus, on which chromatin granules were thou …
38purge — 1. To cause a copious evacuation of the bowels. 2. A cathartic remedy. [L. purgo, to cleanse, fr. purus, pure, + ago, to do] * * * purge pərj vb, purged; purg·ing vt 1) to cause evacuation from (as the bowels) or of or from the bowels of… …
39rhubarb — Any plant of the genus Rheum (family Polygonaceae), especially R. rhaponticum, garden r., and R. officinale or R. palmatum; the last two species or their hybrids, deprived of periderm tissues, dried, and powdered, are used for their astringent,… …
40DRASTIC — Dutch Renal Artery Stenosis Intervention Cooperative Study * * * dras·tic dras tik adj acting rapidly or violently used chiefly of purgatives dras·ti·cal·ly ti k(ə )lē adv drastic n a powerful medicinal agent esp a strong purgative * * * n. any… …
