diaphoretic
/ˌdaɪəfəˈrɛtɪk/
adjective
- Causing or relating to sweating.
- The doctor prescribed a diaphoretic medicine to help break the patient's fever.
- After the diaphoretic treatment, she drank warm water and rested under a blanket.
- Some herbal teas have diaphoretic properties that make you sweat and feel cooler.
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noun
- A substance or medicine that causes sweating.
- In traditional medicine, ginger is often used as a diaphoretic to treat colds.
- The herbalist recommended a natural diaphoretic to help the body release toxins.
- He took a diaphoretic before bed and woke up drenched in sweat but feeling better.
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