Gently causing bowel movements; laxative in a mild way.
From Latin 'aperiens,' meaning 'opening,' derived from 'aperire' (to open). Medical term that evolved to describe substances that open or loosen the bowels.
Medieval doctors used the word 'aperient' to describe medicines because they literally thought they were 'opening' blocked passages in the body—a metaphor that stuck around for 500 years.
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