cathartic

adj 1: emotionally purging [syn: {psychotherapeutic}]

2: emotionally purging (of e.g. art) [syn: {releasing}]

3: strongly laxative [syn: {evacuant}, {purgative}]

n : a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

[syn: {purgative}, {laxative}, {physic}, {aperient}]