antiperiodic

British  

/ ˌæntɪˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk /

adjective

1. obsolete efficacious against recurring attacks of a disease

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noun

1. obsolete an antiperiodic drug or agent

Example Sentences

There never yet has been a substitute found for cinchona bark and its salts, as an antiperiodic and tonic.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.

It is used as a tonic and antiperiodic in intermittent fevers and in general where tonic treatment is indicated.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

The antiperiodic properties are comparable with those of quinine and have even proved effective in some cases in which quinine failed.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

The trunk bark possesses antiperiodic properties first described by Descourtilz and confirmed later by Dr. G. Bidie and Dr. J. Short.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

Horsfield states that the Javanese use it as a tonic and antiperiodic.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers