Having the quality of producing heat or warmth; capable of heating.
From Latin calefactivus, from calefactio (heating). The suffix -ive indicates a quality or ability that something possesses.
Medieval pharmacies would classify herbs and spices on a heat scale, and 'calefactive' substances were prescribed in winter months on the theory that they would restore the body's natural warmth!
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