1 example sentence using demulcent.

Demulcent used in a sentence

Demulcent in a sentence as a noun

The flowers and the roots are antidote, antiemetic, antipyretic, antispasmodic, demulcent, diaphoretic, digestive, febrifuge, hypoglycaemic and hypotensive[174 , 176 , 218 , 222 , 238 ]. A concoction of the flowers and tubers is used to treat alcoholism, fever, colds, diarrhoea, dysentery, acute intestinal obstruction etc[174 , 176 , 218 , 222 ].

Demulcent definitions

noun

a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin

adjective

having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin

See also: emollient salving softening