counter-irritant

This one contains a poison called protoanemonin, and is an irritant when fresh; the crushed leaves were applied by Native Americans as a counter-irritant in cases of rheumatism and neuralgia.

Rich Wolf: Where Do All the Flowers Grow? Rich Wolf 2010

This one contains a poison called protoanemonin, and is an irritant when fresh; the crushed leaves were applied by Native Americans as a counter-irritant in cases of rheumatism and neuralgia.

Rich Wolf: Where Do All the Flowers Grow? Rich Wolf 2010

This counter-irritant, together with a curious and artful phlebotomy, blood being taken, as by the Italians, from the toes, the fingers, and other parts of the body, are the Arab panaceas.

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003

At the end of the Id, as a counter-irritant to political excitement, the police magistrates began to bully the people.

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003

But he had learned something; the thirst was a counter-irritant; already he was fully aware of things that had been tempered and dull even an hour before.

Starchild Omnibus Pohl, Frederik & Williamson, Jack 1963

Instead of blistering the coronet (or in conjunction with that treatment), the counter-irritant may be applied by passing a seton through the plantar cushion or fibro-fatty frog.

Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks

The second indication in the treatment is that of applying a counter-irritant as near to the diseased parts as possible.

Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks

Her wrath was an effective counter-irritant for her trouble.

The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Elizabeth Miller

We cannot, fortunately, always have the counter-irritant of war.

Cambridge Essays on Education Various

It is frequently employed externally as a counter-irritant.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various