purgative+medicine
51panchakarma — pan·cha·kar·ma (pahn″chə kahrґmə) [Sanskrit “five actionsâ€] a fivefold purification treatment used in ayurveda, consisting of administration of a purgative to eliminate kapha, a laxative of oil or decocted medicines to… …
52cathartic — I. a. Purgative, evacuant, abstergent, cleansing. II. n. Purge, purgative, physic, purgative medicine …
53evacuant — I. a. (Med.) Purgative, cathartic, abstergent, cleansing. II. n. Cathartic, purgative, purgative medicine …
54black draught — noun A purgative medicine, chiefly senna and Epsom salts • • • Main Entry: ↑black * * * black draft or black draught, a purgative medicine consisting of an infusion of senna, fennel, and magnesium sulfate …
55black draft — noun 1. : an infusion of senna with magnesium sulfate used as a purgative 2. : black drink * * * black draft or black draught, a purgative medicine consisting of an infusion of senna, fennel, and magnesium sulfate …
56purge — purgeable, adj. purger, n. /perrj/, v., purged, purging, n. v.t. 1. to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify. 2. to rid, clear, or free (usually fol. by of or from): to purge a political party of disloyal members. 3. to clear… …
57Epsom salts — n British the drug ecstasy. A vogue term on the acid house scene in 1989. The expres sion was borrowed from the name of the old fashioned purgative medicine (hydrated magnesium sulphate) …
58purge — [[t]pɜrdʒ[/t]] v. purged, purg•ing, n. 1) to rid of impurities; cleanse; purify 2) to rid, clear, or free: to purge a political party of disloyal members[/ex] 3) to clear of imputed guilt 4) to remove by cleansing or purifying 5) med to clear or… …
59purge — [c]/pɜdʒ / (say perj) verb (purged, purging) –verb (t) 1. to cleanse; rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; purify. 2. to eliminate, as by killing, an unwanted person, as a political opponent or potential opponent. 3. to clear (a person,… …
60enema — [en′ə mə] n. pl. enemas or enemata [enəmə tə] [LL < Gr, injection < enienai, to send in < en , in + hienai, to send: see JET1] 1. a liquid forced into the colon through the anus, as a purgative, medicine, etc.; clyster 2. the forcing of… …
