Synonyms of the word

cathartic

• adj. Purgative; inducing catharsis.
• adj. That releases emotional tension, especially after an overwhelming experience.
• n. A laxative.

aperient

• adj. Having a gentle laxative effect.
• n. A laxative, either in the form of a medicine or a food such as hops or asparagus, which has the effect…

emotional

• adj. Of or relating to the emotions.
• adj. Characterised by emotion.
• adj. Determined by emotion rather than reason.
• adj. Appealing to or arousing emotion.
• adj. Easily affected by emotion.
• adj. Readily displaying emotion.

evacuant

• adj. Laxative.
• n. Something used to clean out an organ system, especially the bowels.
• n. A laxative.

healthful

• adj. Beneficial to bodily health.
• adj. Conducive to moral or spiritual prosperity; salutary.

laxative

• adj. Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.
• n. Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.

medicament

• n. A medicine, medication or drug.

medication

• n. A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
• n. The administration of medicine.

medicine

• n. A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.
• n. A treatment or cure.
• n. The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.
• n. The profession of physicians, surgeons and related specialisms; those who practice medicine.
• n. Ritual Native American magic used by a medicine man to promote a desired outcome in healing, hunting,…
• n. Among the Native Americans, any object supposed to give control over natural or magical forces, to act…
• n. (obsolete) black magic, superstition.
• n. (obsolete) A philtre or love potion.
• n. (obsolete) A physician.
• n. (slang) recreational drugs, especially alcoholic drinks.
• v. (rare, obsolete) To treat with medicine.

physic

• adj. Relating to or concerning existent materials; physical.
• n. (archaic, countable) A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic or purgative.
• n. (archaic, uncountable) The art or profession of healing disease; medicine.
• n. (obsolete) A physician.
• v. (transitive) To cure or heal; to treat or administer medicine, especially to purge.

psychotherapeutic

• adj. Of or pertaining to psychotherapeutics (psychotherapy).
• adj. Cathartic.

purgative

• adj. (capable of) purging.
• n. something, such as a substance or medicine, that purges; laxative.

releasing

• v. present participle of release.