carminative

[ kahr-min-uh-tiv, kahr-muh-ney-tiv ]

noun

1. a drug causing expulsion of gas from the stomach or bowel.

adjective

1. expelling gas from the body; relieving flatulence.

carminative

/ ˈkɑːmɪnətɪv /

adjective

1. able to relieve flatulence

noun

1. a carminative drug

Word History and Origins

Origin of carminative¹

1645–55; < Late Latin carmināt ( us ), past participle of carmināre to purify ( Latin: to card (wool), verbal derivative of carmen (attested only in Late Latin ) comb for carding wool) + -ive

Word History and Origins

Origin of carminative¹

C15: from French carminatif, from Latin carmināre to card wool, remove impurities, from cārere to card

Example Sentences

The seeds of fennel, caraway and dill are carminatives and aid digestion, meaning they help with bloating, gas and indigestion.

From The Guardian

To stimulate and open the bowels, give, also, rhubarb in a decoction, the equivalent of ten or fifteen grains at a dose, accompanied with the ordinary carminative and stomachic adjuvants, ginger and gentian in infusion.

From Project Gutenberg

Colic may be treated with warm fomentations and carminatives; if it be due to constipation, mild laxatives are to be combined with them.

From Project Gutenberg

It is stimulant and carminative, and is employed in the manufacture of curry powder.

From Project Gutenberg

“The stimulant, aromatic and carminative properties render it of much value in atonic dyspepsia, especially if accompanied with much flatulence, and as an adjunct to purgative medicines to correct griping.”

From Project Gutenberg