emetic in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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The seeds can also be used as an emetic to induce vomiting or as a laxative or even as a mild sedative.
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A decoction of the bark has been used to treat swelling, inflammation and rheumatism, as an emetic, and to treat pharyngitis and sore throat.
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Infusion of whole plant taken as a diaphoretic, diuretic, and emetic to treat syphilis.
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The flower and the fruit are eaten as an emetic for stomachaches.
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The emetic response was selected for, for protective purposes, and serves as a safeguard against poisoning of the body.
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The few effective remedies sold by quacks included emetics, laxatives and diuretics.
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The causes of nausea and vomiting can be grouped according to the mechanisms leading to the emetic reflex and the receptors involved.
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It has been considered the strongest emetic of any preparation of antimony.
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These bioactive substances act as an emmenagogue, diuretic and emetic.
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In large doses it is an emetic; in smaller ones it is an expectorant and an alterative.
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