cathartics
- plural of cathartic.
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Eighteen years ago, before the profession in general had really begun its modern investigation of cathartics, the American Medical Association published a handbook on the subject written by Dr. Fantus.
From Time Magazine Archive
Castor oil and calomel are drastic cathartics, should be taken only on advice of a physician.
From Time Magazine Archive
Children and infants present difficulties because they cannot explain their com plaints and because parents too often give destructive cathartics.
From Time Magazine Archive
Appendicitis is another situation where cathartics may not be used without discretion.
From Time Magazine Archive
Licorice powder, cascara, saline cathartics such as Seidlitz powders and Rochelle Salts and some others are harmless for occasional use, if occasional is not too liberally interpreted.
From American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick by Cross, American Red
