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Calmative

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sedative(pharmacology) Calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing
tranquilizingnounThe act of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep, using a drug.
assuasiveMild, soothing.
relaxatoryThat induces relaxation
anxiolytic(pharmacology) That reduces anxiety; tranquilizing
ataracticnoun(pharmacology) A drug that is used to tranquilize; a tranquilizer.
dormitiveCausing sleep.
abirritantnoun(medicine) Acting to diminish irritation; soothing.
antilepticnounSuch a drug
anetic(medicine, obsolete, rare) Soothing; helping to relieve a malady.
medicativeMedicinal; acting like a medicine.
chalastic(medicine) Reducing stiffness; laxative.
antiorgastic(rare) allaying sexual excitement; sedative.
aperientnoun(medicine) A laxative, either in the form of a medicine or a food such as asparagus or hops, which has the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.
antianxiolyticSynonym of anxiolytic.
antimelancholicnoun(medicine) Countering melancholy.
anestheticnoun(American spelling, medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.
anticatalepticPreventing or countering catalepsy.
vasorelaxingverbSynonym of vasorelaxant.
carminativenoun(medicine) A drug or substance that relieves the discomfort of gas in the digestive tract, either by reducing its production (by the gut microbiota) or by inducing its expulsion (whether as belches [upper GI action] or as flatus [lower GI action]).

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