sudorific
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of sudorific
1620–30; < New Latin sūdōrificus, equivalent to Latin sūdōr-, stem of sūdor sweat ( see sudoriferous) + -i- -i- + -ficus -fic
Example Sentences
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The bark is employed in infusion as a sudorific and in cutaneous diseases, and its fibrous tissue is manufactured into cordage.
From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William
Use.—Elecampane is cultivated for its roots, which are carminative, sudorific, tonic, and alleviating in pulmonary diseases.
From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Burr, Fearing
Uses.—The trunk bark is stimulant and is used as a sudorific in the treatment of fevers.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
The decoction is much used internally in bronchial catarrh for its sudorific effect.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
It is widely used in bronchial catarrhs and in asthma on account of its sudorific and expectorant action.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
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