Emmenagogues
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In medical jurisprudence. The name of a class of medicines which are believed to have the power of pose of producing abortion (q. v.) 1 Beck, Med. Jur. 316; Dungl. Med. Diet.; Parr, Med. Diet.; 3 Paris & F, Med. Jur. 88.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
med. jur., of favouring the discharge of the menses. These are black hellebore, savine, (vide Juneperius Sabina,) madder, mercury, polygala senega, and pennyroyal. They are sometimes used for the criminal purpose of producing abortion, {a- v.) They always endanger the life of the woman. 1 Beck’s Med. Jur. 3136; Dung}. Med. Dict. h. t.; Parr’s Med. Dict. h. t.; 3 Paris and Fonbl. Med. Jur. 88.