What does "carminative" mean?
Carminative: Expelling wind from the body; warning; antispasmodic. "Carmenative hot seeds." Dunglison.
Additional senses
- 2.A substance, esp. an aromatic, which tends to expel wind from the alimentary canal, or to relieve colic, griping, or flatulence.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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