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| castor oil |
a colorless or yellowish oil derived from castor beans and used as a lubricant and cathartic. |
| gamboge |
a brownish gum resin obtained from certain trees of southern Asia, yielding a yellow pigment that is also used as a cathartic. [1/2 definitions] |
| ipomoea |
the dried root of one of this plant, from which a cathartic is made. [1/2 definitions] |
| purgative |
a drug or other substance that acts as a purgative agent; cathartic. [1/2 definitions] |
| senna |
the dried leaves of this plant, used as a cathartic. [1/2 definitions] |
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