Stimulants increase alertness, attention, and energy, as well as elevate blood pressure, heart rate, and respiration. Historically, stimulants were used to treat asthma and other respiratory problems, obesity, neurological disorders, and a variety of other ailments.
Proper noun. A brand of medicine claimed to be effective against nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach and diarrhea, and having a bright pink color. 2003, Lani Robson Remender, Casino to Die For: The Hunt for Tears of the Sun, p. 224: See all those Pepto-Bismol colored housing developments to your right.
/bisÂ·muth/ (Bi) (bizÂ´muth) a chemical element, at. no. 83. Its salts have been used to treat diarrhea, nausea, and other gastrointestinal conditions. bismuth subsalicylate a bismuth salt of salicylic acid, used in the treatment of diarrhea and gastric distress, including nausea, indigestion, and heartburn.