hydragogue
Americanadjective
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hydragogue
1630–40; < Latin hydragōgus < Greek hydragōgós water-conveying, equivalent to hydr- hydr- 1 + agōgós leading, guiding ( see -agogue)
Example Sentences
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Uses.—The part employed is the fruit pulp, official in all the pharmacopœias as a very energetic hydragogue cathartic.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas
First in point of efficacy for this purpose are the hydragogue cathartics.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Cathartics, especially those of a hydragogue nature, are also very beneficial.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
In medicine it is frequently employed as a hydragogue purgative, specially valuable in febrile diseases, in congestion of the portal system, and in the obstinate constipation of painters’ colic.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
When it is caused by the heart or kidneys, give cathartics that carry away much liquid, hydragogue cathartics.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
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