The taste of these negationists is an admirable shears to cleanse the extremities of genius; their enlightenment a great snuffer for the flame of enthusiasm; and their reason a mild laxative for immoderate passion and love.

Manna is a mild agreeable laxative, and may be given with saftey to children and pregnant women: nevertheless, in some particular constitutions it acts very unkindly, producing flatulencies and distension of the viscera.

Nought profits him to save abandon'd life, Nor vomit's upward aid, nor downward laxative.

In medicine, it is considered a nutritive, laxative, and an emollient.