stomachic tonic

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• stomachic — [stə mak′ik] adj. [L stomachicus < Gr stomachikos] 1. of or having to do with the stomach 2. acting as a digestive tonic: Also stomachical n. a digestive tonic stomachically adv …   English World dictionary

• stomachic — 1. SYN: stomachal. 2. An agent that improves appetite and digestion. * * * sto·mach·ic stə mak ik adj of or relating to the stomach <stomachic vessels> stomachic n a stimulant or tonic for the stomach * * * sto·mach·ic (sto makґik) 1.… …   Medical dictionary

• stomachic — I. adjective Date: circa 1656 of or relating to the stomach < stomachic vessels > II. noun Date: 1735 a stimulant or tonic for the stomach …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• stomachic — I. n. Cordial, medicine for the stomach, stomachal. II. a.; (also stomachical) 1. Of the stomach. 2. Stomachal, cordial, wholesome, tonic, salutary, good for the stomach …   New dictionary of synonyms

• drops — A popular term for a medicine taken in doses measured by d., usually a tincture, or applied by dropping, as an eyewash. eye d. See eyewash, ophthalmic solutions, under solution. knock out d. a popular name for chloral alcoholate given with… …   Medical dictionary

• Cordia alliodora — Oken. Canalete (C); Capa (P); Laurel (P); Solera (C) (Fig. 105). The fruits are used by Amerinds as food. The seeds are used to treat skin diseases. A leaf decoctiton is stomachic, tonic, and used for cattarh …   EthnoBotanical Dictionary

• bitters — /ˈbɪtəz / (say bituhz) plural noun 1. a spirituous or other drink in which bitter herbs or roots are steeped. 2. Pharmaceutical a. a liquid, usually alcoholic, impregnated with a bitter medicine, as gentian, quassia, etc., used as a stomachic,… …  

• Patent medicine — E.W. Kemble s Death s Laboratory in Collier s in 1906 Patent medicine refers to medical compounds of questionable effectiveness sold under a variety of names and labels. The term patent medicine is somewhat of a misnomer because, in most cases,… …   Wikipedia

• Gentiana lutea — Taxobox name = Gentiana lutea image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Gentianales familia = Gentianaceae| binomial = Gentiana lutea genus = Gentiana species = G. lutea binomial authority = L.… …   Wikipedia

• absinthium — The dried leaves and tops of Artemisia a. (family Compositae). The infusion is now seldom used, but it has been used as a tonic; in large or frequently repeated doses it produces headache, trembling, and epileptiform convulsions. SYN: wormwood.… …   Medical dictionary

• Artemisia maritima — Taxobox name = Sea Wormwood image width = 220px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae genus = Artemisia species = A. maritima binomial = Artemisia maritima Sea Wormwood ( Artemesia… …   Wikipedia