† scammoniateadj.n.
Obsolete.
A. adj.
Made with or containing scammony; hence, purgative. Also figurative.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > cleansing or expelling medicines > [adjective] > purgative > plant-based
scammonite1601
scammoniate1620
aloetic1657
scammonial1657
aloetical1676
1620 L. Andrewes 96 Serm.: Holy Ghost (1629) xiii. 740 Neither Scammoniate, tormenting the conscience; nor yet Opiate stupifying it.
1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs §113 A Scammoniate medicine.
1726 Philos. Trans. 1725 (Royal Soc.) 33 389 The hot, scammoniate, aloetic Purgers seem not so proper.
B. n.
A medicine containing scammony; a purgative medicine.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > cleansing or expelling medicines > [noun] > purgative > plant-derived
scammonyc1000
lign-aloesc1374
hiera picra1379
rhubarbc1390
aloea1398
cassia fistulaa1398
coloquintidaa1398
senec1400
turpethc1400
coloquintc1420
diagrydium1436
lignum aloes1525
rhabarbarum1533
xylaloes1540
manna1541
scilla1548
hyera?1550
emblic1555
diasenna1562
colocynth1565
tragonce1575
pinyon1577
mechoacan1587
lignum aquilae1600
gamboge1615
dragon-root1621
helleborism1621
diaprune1625
alhandal1630
makinboy1652
luskard1653
diagrydiate1657
physic nut1657
aloetic1661
scammoniate1665
jalap1675
aloedary1683
coloquinto1683
Briançon manna1688
liquorice powder1712
coloquintid1732
castor oil1746
senna-tea1752
higry pigry1773
Turkey rhubarb1789
argel1803
hickery-pickery1816
cathartin1823
aloin1828
croton oil1829
jalapin1832
syrmaea1833
bryonin1836
gambogic acid1837
Podophyllum1844
podophyllin1851
geropiga1852
hicra picra1857
Montpellier turpeth1860
picra1860
tallicoona oil1866
scammonin1868
pharbitisin1873
cascara sagrada1879
senna-draught1879
tambor-oil1890
syrup of figs1897
pharbitin1899
1665 M. Nedham Medela Medicinæ 389 Ill-corrected Scammoniates.
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