carminative
Americannoun
adjective
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of carminative
1645–55; < Late Latin carmināt ( us ), past participle of carmināre to purify ( Latin: to card (wool), verbal derivative of carmen (attested only in Late Latin ) comb for carding wool) + -ive
Example Sentences
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But this season, sponsored by Turns, a carminative, Horace Heidt's Musical Knights went out in front with a burp.
From Time Magazine Archive
The entire plant is a stimulant and carminative but little used internally; in atonic dyspepsia it has given good results taken in the same form as the infusion of manzanilla.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas
“The stimulant, aromatic and carminative properties render it of much value in atonic dyspepsia, especially if accompanied with much flatulence, and as an adjunct to purgative medicines to correct griping.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
The tender leaves have an agreeable aroma similar to that of anise and are used internally in decoction as a stomachic and carminative.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas
The leaves have an odor like that of anise, and the native India doctors employ them as a stomachic and carminative.
From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by William Saunders
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