Sudorific

Definition of Sudorific:

Diaphoretics (Gr. through, + to carry) and Sudorifics (L. sudor, sweat, + facere, to make). increase the action of the skin, causing sweat-secretion; are called sudorifics when the secretion is so profuse as to form beads on the surface:

• Simple - which enter circulation and stimulate the sudoriferous glands, by which they are eliminated: pilocarpus, ammonium acetate and citrate, sarsaparilla, guaiacum, mezereum, sassafras, senega, serpentaria, salicylates;
• Nauseating - which relax and dilate the superficial capillaries: ipecac, tartar emetic, opium, Dover's powder, alcohol, ether, spirit of ethyl nitrite, lobelia, tobacco, vapor and Turkish baths, wet-pack, hot drinks;
• Refrigerant - which reduce circulation by acting on the sweat-centers in the spine and medulla: potassium citrate, aconite, veratrum viride, tobacco, lobelia, pilocarpus, spirit of ethyl nitrite, opium.

[Culbreth1927, pg 44].

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[Culbreth1927] David Marvel Reynolds Culbreth. A Manual of Materia Medica and Pharmacology, Seventh Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Lea & Febiger (1927). Online Reprint.