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How to use counterirritant in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word counterirritant? Here are some examples.

Sentence Examples
It acts as a counterirritant that stimulates nerve endings, helping to reduce the number of pain messages that reach the brain.
Menthol which possesses local anaesthetic and counterirritant qualities is a compound obtained from peppermint oil or other mint oils or made synthetically.
Moxa is used in Asia today to stimulate an acupuncture point or serve as a counterirritant.
Mustard plasters were formerly used in medicine for their counterirritant properties in treating chest colds and other ailments.
Menthol is a counterirritant, which relieves underlying pain near the site of application by causing irritation at the surface.
Unrefined castor oil, also called the Palma Christi, contains ricin from the castor bean, a counterirritant with marvelous lymphatic-stimulating and pain-relieving properties.
The butter is also used as a counterirritant and for treating rheumatism.
Examples from Classical Literature
A product of the oxidation of ethylic alcohol and of the destructive distillation of wood, applied locally as a counterirritant.
Applied externally it is used as a counterirritant in skin diseases.
Apply strong counterirritant to chest and put seton in dewlap.
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