† alexitericaladj.

1665 T. Cock Υγιεινη 14 And those that have written and argued (not without cause) against Deleterious and poysonous Amulets, made of Toads, Arsenick, Quicksilver, &c. yet do they highly allow of such as are Alexiterical and Cardiack.

1665 G. Havers & J. Davies tr. Another Coll. Philos. Conf. French Virtuosi cciii. 356 All Horns have an Alexiterical Vertue, by which they resist Feavers, cure Fluxes of the belly, kill Worms, and serve for many other Remedies to Man.

1682 J. Partridge tr. A. von Mynsicht Thesaurus & armamentarium medico-chymicum 36 Moreover this Medicine may be given two or three times or more,..especially if the state of the disease be such, that they dare not give those hot Theriacal and Alexiterical Antidotes.

1706 W. Salmon Pharmacopœia Bateana (ed. 3) i. vii. 216/2 Dose a gut. iv. ad xij. in some Pectoral, or Alexiterical Syrup.

1742 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Alexiterical, Alexiterick, that which preserves from or drives out Poison; also that is good against Fevers of a malignant kind, by promoting sweat.

1824 Med. Adviser 19 June 9/2 Every four hours a bark draught, particular doses of camphor, jalep and opium, succeeded the alexiterical stimulants of former ages.