Epsom salts
Epsom salts Magnesium sulphate, originally found in a mineral spring in Epsom, Surrey, England; acts as a purgative because the osmotic pressure of the solution causes it to retain water in the intestine and so increase the bulk and moisture content of the faeces.
Epsom salts
Ep·som salts • pl. n. crystals of hydrated magnesium sulfate, MgSO4.7H2O, used as a purgative or for other medicinal use.
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