- Constipation remedy - Purgative - Having a tendency to loosen or relax. - Having the effect of loosening or opening the intestines,
and relieving from constipation; -- opposed to astringent. - A laxative medicine. See the Note under Cathartic.
- A light earthy white substance, consisting of magnesium
oxide, and obtained by heating magnesium hydrate or carbonate, or by
burning magnesium. It has a slightly alkaline reaction, and is used in
medicine as a mild antacid laxative. See Magnesium.