Purging /(?)/

Pur·ging

Purging

a.
  1. That purges; cleansing.

Phrases & Compounds
Purging flax
an annual European plant of the genus Linum (Linum catharticum); dwarf wild flax; -- so called from its use as a cathartic medicine.

Purging

n.
  1. The act of cleansing; excessive evacuations; especially, diarrhea. (Med.)