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
Used to dilate the pupils of the eyes and as an antispasmodic.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
In India this oil is much prized as an expectorant and antispasmodic.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891 by Various
The whole plant is sedative and antispasmodic, being of service by its preparations to relieve sleeplessness, nervous headache, and muscular rheumatism.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
Blume says that it contains marked antispasmodic virtues, and Dr. G. Kennedy confirms it.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas
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