3052. Narcotics are medicines which cause sleep or stupor, and allay pain, such as opium, &c.
3053. Nutrients are remedies that nourish the body, such as sugar, sago, &c.
3054. Paregorics are medicines which actually assuage pain, such as compound tincture of camphor, &c.
3055. Prophylactics are remedies employed to prevent the attack of any particular disease, such as quinine, &c.
3056. Purgatives are medicines that promote the evacuation of the bowels, such as senna, &c.