stomachic

• “Folklore has always promoted the aphrodisiac and stomachic properties of vanilla, but it seems that science has made vanilla's benefits more tangible.”

  The Aromatic Allure of Tahitian Vanilla

• “The house has not done so much in the stomachic article of cloves or in brandy – and – water warm since the inquest.”

  Bleak House

• “For, it would seem that Purl must always be taken early; though whether for any more distinctly stomachic reason than that, as the early bird catches the worm, so the early purl catches the customer, cannot here be resolved.”

  Our Mutual Friend

• “Cologne, and being considered a stomachic, is patronised by”

  Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah

• “And I have taken Brother Prior the stomachic you made for him.”

  The Leper of Saint Giles

• “Eat fruit, drink plenty of water, and that will flush the system and stop stomachic headache.”

  Evening Round Up More Good Stuff Like Pep

• “Chamomile tea is an excellent stomachic when taken in moderate doses of half-a-teacupful at a [86] time.”

  Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure

• “Sherry in which some Hops have been steeped makes a capital stomachic cordial.”

  Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure

• “If given in moderate doses the plant and its essential oil are stomachic and cordial, whether the leaves, flowers, or seeds be administered, serving to allay spasm, and helping to promote the monthly flow of women; the seeds being also of particular use against worms, and relieving the flatulent colic of hysteria.”

  Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure

• “By druggists, a confection of bitter orange peel is sold; also a syrup of this orange peel, and a tincture of the same, made with spirit of wine, to be given in doses of from one to two teaspoonfuls with water, as an agreeable stomachic bitter.”

  Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure

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