Agent that forms a soothing film over a mucous membrane.
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Examples for "demulcent"
Examples for "demulcent"
1The root contains tannin and mucilage, it is therefore astringent and demulcent.
2Bland and demulcent, spermaceti is employed as an ingredient in ointments, cosmetics, and cerates.
3It promotes perspiration, and is demulcent to the chest.
4They were taken as food by the ancient Greeks and Romans, whilst Hippocrates knew the demulcent properties of linseed.
5Dispensatory: Liverwort is a very mild demulcent tonic and astringent, supposed by some to possess diuretic and deobstruent virtues.
1Demulcents are medicines suited to prevent the action of acrid and stimulating matters upon the mucous membranes of the throat, lungs, etc.
Translations for mucoprotective agents