antimonial

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    Antimonials, in pre-modern medicine, were remedies principally containing antimony, used chiefly for emetic purposes. They might also have qualified for cathartic, diaphoretic, or simply alternative uses. Such treatments were considered unparalleled in their strength.


    Metaphorical usage


    The following passage illustrates the use of the word antimonial to mean emetic in common (as well as medical) terms:


    See also


    Antimony pill
    Antimonial cup
    Pentavalent antimonial


    External links


    This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). "Antimonial". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.
    Antimonials.


    See also


    Antimonial cup
    Pentavalent antimonial


    References

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