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It seems contridictory but a hot tea was used as a purgative and a cold tea to prevent vomiting.— Find Me A Cure
A woman of a strong constitution got the remainder as a brisk purgative, and it operated ten times without causing any uneasiness.— Experiments upon magnesia alba, Quicklime, and some other Alcaline Substances
It rarely occurs unless induced by a purgative, and the excessive action of the medicine is probably to be explained upon the theory that the mucous membrane sympathizes with the diseased laminć, is irritable, and readily becomes overexcited.— Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
The trouble does not seem to depend upon the size of the purgative, the length of time before purgation begins, or the activity and severity with which the remedy acts.— Special Report on Diseases of the Horse

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