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Definition of Epsom salts

1. Noun. Hydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures.

2. Noun. (used with a singular noun) hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a laxative.

Definition of Epsom salts

1. Noun. Common name for magnesium sulfate. Used as a laxative and in the preparation of tofu as a coagulator. Formerly commonly used as a medicated soaking solution. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Epsom salts

1. Sulfuric acid magnesium salt (1:1). A small colourless crystal used as an anticonvulsant, a cathartic, and an electrolyte replenisher in the treatment of preeclampsia and eclampsia. It causes direct inhibition of action potential in the myometrial muscle cells. Excitation and contraction are uncoupled, which decreases the frequency and force of contractions. Pharmacological action: anticonvulsants, cathartic, tocolytic agents. Chemical name: Sulfuric acid magnesium salt (1:1) (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Epsom salts

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Lancet (1842)
"Carbonate of magnesia, gr. x ; epsom salts, 3) ', 13. Feels a little better; the pain has quitted the left hand and fixed itself very severely in the right. ..."

2. Pharmaceutical Journal by Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1859)
"He was perfectly well acquainted with the taste of epsom salts, for he took two doses last week (laughter), and what Mr. Cocking gave him was not Epsom ..."

3. The Non-metallic Minerals: Their Occurrence and Uses by George Perkins Merrill (1910)
"In Albany County, Wyoming, are several lakes, the largest of which has an area of but some 90 acres, in which deposits of epsom salts in compact, ..."

4. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"In some cases, where full doses have failed; the repeated administration of small quantities has been found effectual. The chief application of epsom salts ..."

5. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1902)
"Do not give them any epsom salts." I said, "Mr. Hood, I would like to have you give me your instructions in writing." He had a lot of deep milking cows and ..."

6. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"and infusion of senna, with aromatice to render it palatable ; epsom salts. Black Friar». A mendicant order, called from their habit, BF in England ..."

7. "Here Lies": Being a Collection of Ancient and Modern, Humorous and Queer by Walter Henry Howe (1900)
"In Cheltenham Churchyard:— Here lies I and my two daughters, Killed by drinking Cheltenham waters; If we had stuck to epsom salts, We shouldn't be lying in ..."

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