vermifuge

/vur-muh-fyooj/US // ˈvɜr məˌfyudʒ //UK // (ˈvɜːmɪˌfjuːdʒ) //

蛭子,驱虫剂,杀虫剂,驱虫器

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : serving to expel worms or other animal parasites from the intestines, as a medicine.

n.名词 noun

A similar preparation is also made from coal-soot, which is reputed antispasmodic and vermifuge.
Vermifuge; either combined with or followed by a purge after the third or fourth dose.
The unripe fruit is very acrid, and its juice in tropical countries is used as a vermifuge.
A tincture of the pericarp has been made (1 part to 10 of alcohol) and given internally as a vermifuge in doses of 2–10 drops.
In India they give internally 6–12 grams as a vermifuge, and for dyspepsia with “heartburn.”