antiperiodic
Britishadjective
noun
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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 Thomas, Jerome Beers
The trunk bark possesses antiperiodic properties first described by Descourtilz and confirmed later by Dr. G. Bidie and Dr. J. Short.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
If the physician elects to give his antiperiodic in one or two large doses, he should not trust to so small an amount as eighteen grains.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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
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 Thomas, Jerome Beers
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