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There is no evidence of which I am cognizant in favor of purgatives.
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The use of castor oil and other strong purgatives do not interrupt it.
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Nothing seemed to benefit him, and purgatives only augmented his trouble.
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Similarly, long-continued administration of strong purgatives tends to make them a permanent necessity.
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There are certain cases in which purgatives are alleged to be of use, viz.
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Pity and terror, says Aristotle in his Poetics, are the soul's cathartics.
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In actual medical supplies, we had plenty of quinine and cathartics.
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The use of cathartics is dangerous, for they may excite superpurgation.
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Salines should not be allowed, or other cathartics which cause profuse watery discharges.
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Castor oil, calomel, and other frequently-used cathartics should never be used in simple constipation.
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Shooting the role was exhausting and cathartic, particularly given Douglas's own circumstances.
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So yes, it was very cathartic in that way, the actor said.
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However, changing our perspective may be a helpful and a cathartic move.
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And yes, the actual writing of the book itself was extremely cathartic.
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There is extreme violence, but it's cathartic and secondary to the characterisation.
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She cried for a long time, the sobs convulsive but also cathartic.
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Since calomel acts chemically through the blood it is the cathartic indicated.
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The massaging brings about action of the bowels without a cathartic usually.
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It feels as if it might be a cathartic moment for Julie.
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EBONY: So the making of the film was somewhat cathartic for you?
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Painting the series was a cathartic process for Adams, who was grieving.
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They sobbed for the mere and holy and cathartic sake of sobbing.
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Not that he could manage it, but the effort would be cathartic.
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The ordinary cathartic or laxative acts by reason of its irritating qualities.
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This immense novel is a commitment, but an exciting and cathartic one.
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But for a few seconds there was laughter, cleansing and cathartic laughter.
