demulcent

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Soothing or softening.

   “In continual hectic Heats, and if the ſweet Juices, by a continued ſlow Fever, acquire a ſaltiſh alcaline Acrimony, Cream and new Butter, on Account of their demulcent Qualities, are found to produce excellent Effects.”

2. isim A soothing medication used to relieve pain in inflamed tissues.

   “For constipation, a neem powder of two or three grams with three to four black peppers given three times a day is both a laxative and a demulcent.”