- Deobstruent
- A substance to clear stoppage to passages or pores in the body. Cardiospermum, Eclipta, Indigofera, Melia, Morinda, Phyllanthus.
EthnoBotanical Dictionary. 2013.
Deobstruent
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Deobstruent — De*ob stru*ent, a. (Med.) Removing obstructions; having power to clear or open the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body; aperient. n. (Med.) A medicine which removes obstructions; an aperient. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deobstruent — /dē obˈstrŭ ənt/ (medicine) adjective Removing obstructions (also noun) ORIGIN: L dē away; see ↑obstruct … Useful english dictionary
deobstruent — I. a. (Med.) Laxative, aperient, loosening. II. n. (Med.) Laxative, aperient, loosening medicine … New dictionary of synonyms
deobstruent — a.,n. (medicine) removing obstacles; purgative … Dictionary of difficult words
laxative — I. a. Loosening, aperient, deobstruent, purgative. II. n. Laxative medicine, purgative, aperient, deobstruent … New dictionary of synonyms
de|ob|stru|ent — «dee OB stru uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. removing obstructions: »a deobstruent drug. 2. = laxative. (Cf. ↑laxative) –n. a deobstruent drug or medicine. ╂[< de + obstruent] … Useful english dictionary
Deoppilative — De*op pi*la*tive, a. & n. (Med.) Deobstruent; aperient. [Obs.] Harvey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ecphractic — Ec*phrac tic, a. [Gr. ?, from ? to open; ek out + ? to block up: cf. F. ecphractique.] (Med.) Serving to dissolve or attenuate viscid matter, and so to remove obstructions; deobstruent. n. An ecphractic medicine. Harvey. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Korean cherry — Taxobox name = Korean cherry image width = 300px image caption = Korean cherry ( Prunus japonica ) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Rosales familia = Rosaceae subfamilia = Prunoideae genus = Prunus species … Wikipedia
Prunus japonica — Korean cherry (Prunus japonica) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
