antiperiodic

British  

/ ˌæntɪˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk /

adjective

1. obsolete efficacious against recurring attacks of a disease

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noun

1. obsolete an antiperiodic drug or agent

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antiperiodic

Like quinine, it arrests the normal amoeboid movements of the polymorphonuclear leucocytes, and has a definite antiperiodic action; but it is a very poor substitute for quinine in malaria.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various

It is astringent, anthelmintic and antiperiodic, highly useful in chronic diarrhœa and dysentery, not only for its astringent effects but for its tonic and restorative action.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas

The antiperiodic properties are comparable with those of quinine and have even proved effective in some cases in which quinine failed.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas

There never yet has been a substitute found for cinchona bark and its salts, as an antiperiodic and tonic.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by P. L. Simmonds

It is used as a tonic and antiperiodic in intermittent fevers and in general where tonic treatment is indicated.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas

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