cathartic
91aloin — A yellow crystalline principle made up of aloe emodin and glucose, obtained from aloe; used as a laxative. SYN: aloetin, barbaloin. * * * al·o·in al ə wən n a bitter yellow crystalline cathartic obtained from the aloe and containing one or more… …
92emodin — A crystalline substance (cathartic) found in rhubarb, senna, cascara sagrada, and other purgative drugs. SYN: archin, frangulic acid. * * * em·o·din em ə dən n an orange crystalline phenolic compound C …
93hydragogue — Producing a discharge of watery fluid; denoting a class of cathartics that retain fluids in the intestine and aid in the removal of edematous fluids, e.g., saline cathartics. [hydr + G. agogos, drawing forth] * * * hy·dra·gogue also hy·dra·gog hī …
94Ipomoea — A plant genus of the family Convolvulaceae including the morning glory. [L. ipomea] I. rubrocoerulea praecox the seeds contain lysergic acid amide, isolysergic acid amide, chanoclavine, elymoclavine, and other ergot (indole) alkaloids; ingestion …
95jalap — The dried tuberous root of Exogonium purga, E. jalapa, or Ipomoea purga (family Convolvulaceae); used as a cathartic. [Jalapa or Xalapa, a Mexican city from where the drug was exported] * * * jal·ap jal əp, jäl n 1 a) the dried tuberous root of a …
96Jatropha — A genus of plants of the family Euphorbiaceae; a poisonous plant found in eastern Africa and the West Indies. [G. iatros, physician, + trophe, nourishment] J. curcas barbados nut or physic nut, the seed of which furnishes a purgative oil similar… …
97lactulose — A synthetic disaccharide used to treat hepatic encephalopathy and chronic constipation. * * * lac·tu·lose lak t(y)u̇ .lōs, .lōz n a cathartic disaccharide C12H22O11 used to treat chronic constipation and disturbances of function in the central… …
98oxyphenisatin acetate — A cathartic with pharmacologic properties resembling those of phenolphthalein, except that it is not absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. * * * the diacetyl derivative of oxyphenisatin, used as a cathartic, administered orally …
99podophyllotoxin — A toxic polycyclic substance, C22H22O8, with cathartic properties present in podophyllum; has antineoplastic action. * * * podo·phyl·lo·tox·in .päd ə .fil ə täk sən n a crystalline polycyclic compound C22H22O8 constituting one of the active… …
100purgation — Evacuation of the bowels with the aid of a purgative or cathartic. SYN: catharsis (1). [L. purgatio] * * * pur·ga·tion .pər gā shən n 1) the act of purging specif vigorous evacuation of the bowels (as from the action of a cathartic or an… …
