antispasmodic
Britishadjective
noun
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In addition to morphine, these include thebaine, a precursor to the pain relievers oxycodone and hydrocondone, as well as commonly used antispasmodic compounds, antibiotics, and anticancer agents.
From Science Magazine ● May 18, 2015
They possess antispasmodic and stimulant properties, and the infusion is diuretic.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
It has a fetid smell, is inflammable, soluble in water and spirit of wine; used as an antispasmodic, stimulant, and expectorant in chronic catarrh, bronchitic affections, and asthma; also used for plasters.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
Atropine is advantageously added to morphine in bronchoscopy for foreign bodies, not only for the usual reasons but for its effect as an antispasmodic, and especially for its diminution of endobronchial secretions.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
Blume says that it contains marked antispasmodic virtues, and Dr. G. Kennedy confirms it.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
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