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cathartic drug

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  • cathartic — adj. & n. adj. 1 effecting catharsis. 2 purgative. n. a cathartic drug. Derivatives: cathartically adv. Etymology: LL catharticus f. Gk kathartikos (as CATHARSIS) …   Useful english dictionary

  • drug — drug1 /drug/, n., v., drugged, drugging. n. 1. Pharm. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well being. 2. (in federal law) a. any substance… …   Universalium

  • Drug — /droog/, n. Zoroastrianism. the cosmic principle of disorder and falsehood. Cf. Asha. [ < Avestan drauga] * * * I Any chemical agent that affects the function of living things. Some, including antibiotics, stimulants, tranquilizers,… …   Universalium

  • medicinal drug — noun (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease • Syn: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament • Derivationally related forms: ↑medicate (for: ↑medication), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Jalap — is a cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga , a convolvulaceous plant growing on the eastern declivities of the Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico at an elevation of 5000 to 8000 ft. above sea level, more especially about… …   Wikipedia

  • senna — /ˈsɛnə / (say senuh) noun 1. a cathartic drug consisting of the dried leaflets of various plants of the genus Senna, as Alexandrian senna from S. alexandrina, an erect shrub with racemes of tawny yellow flowers. 2. any plant yielding this drug. 3 …  

  • Podophyllum — Pod o*phyl lum, n. [NL., fr. Gr. poy s, podo s, foot + fy llon leaf.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of herbs of the Barberry family, having large palmately lobed peltate leaves and solitary flower. There are two species, the American {Podophyllum peltatum},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Podophyllum Emodi — Podophyllum Pod o*phyl lum, n. [NL., fr. Gr. poy s, podo s, foot + fy llon leaf.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of herbs of the Barberry family, having large palmately lobed peltate leaves and solitary flower. There are two species, the American {Podophyllum …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Podophyllum peltatum — Podophyllum Pod o*phyl lum, n. [NL., fr. Gr. poy s, podo s, foot + fy llon leaf.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of herbs of the Barberry family, having large palmately lobed peltate leaves and solitary flower. There are two species, the American {Podophyllum …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Podophyllum peltatum — Podophyllum Pod o*phyl lum, n. [NL., fr. Gr. poy s, podo s, foot + fy llon leaf.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of herbs of the Barberry family, having large palmately lobed peltate leaves and solitary flower. There are two species, the American {Podophyllum …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • buckthorn — /buk thawrn /, n. 1. any of several, sometimes thorny trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Rhamnus, esp. R. frangula, the bark of which is used in medicine. Cf. buckthorn family. 2. a tree or shrub belonging to the genus Bumelia, of the… …   Universalium

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