0 a substance that makes you empty your bowels
1 relating to or acting as a purgative:
Prunes can have a purgative effect.
Purgative medicines stimulate stomach and intestines.
Rhubarb was used for medicinal purposes, particularly for its purgative qualities.
The fruit has laxative and purgative properties.
The plant is mildly purgative and may also be used to ease a difficult labour.
