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nouna genus of African evergreen shrubs characterized by thick leaves and white flowers
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- cat the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
- kat the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
- laxative a mild cathartic
- calomel a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic
- catharsis purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
- purgation purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
- quat the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
- khat the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
- rochelle salt a double salt used in Seidlitz powder; acts as a cathartic
- seidlitz powders an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic