antimonial

/ ˌæntɪˈməʊnɪəl /

adjective

The antimonial preparations that are now most in use are antimonial wine and tartar emetic.

This is the same Evans who made so many antimonial cups, upon the sale whereof he chiefly subsisted.

The object of an antimonial Emetic is not so much to empty the stomach as to make a powerful impression on the system.

The Antimonial cannot act so quickly; part of it must first be absorbed, so that it may reach the nerve.

The best Antimonial for general purposes, and the most characteristic in its mode of operation, is Tartar Emetic.

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