Sudorific (Noun)
Meaning
A medicine that causes or increases sweating.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The doctor prescribed a sudorific to help the patient's body expel the toxin through increased perspiration.
- Herbal teas have long been used as a sudorific in traditional medicine to help relieve fever.
- Physicians once commonly administered a sudorific to patients suffering from malaria to aid in lowering their body temperature.
- After being diagnosed with a severe intestinal infection, the patient was given a sudorific to help cool the body down.
- In some cultures, a sudorific made from natural herbs is taken regularly to promote overall health and detoxification.