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Swedish bitters

Swedish bitters noun: a traditional herbal bitters, popularized by Maria Treben, claimed to aid digestion and cure numerous ailments.

Noun

Swedish bitters (uncountable)

  1. A traditional herbal bitters, popularized by Maria Treben, claimed to aid digestion and cure numerous ailments.
    • Today, arranged within the store’s hand-carved wood-paneled interior are roughly 9,000 products, some of which — the Austrian folk herbalist Maria Treben’s digestive Swedish bitters, for example — have been stocked for decades, […]2021 May 11, Kari Molvar, “The Beauty Stores, Near and Far, That Are Destinations in Their Own Right”, in The New York Times Style Magazine
    • Mid-March 2021, at a bowling alley, I watch balls thunder down lanes and wonder if I’ve had a bowel movement since Presidents’ Day. I try: Miralax, Restoralax, magnesium citrate (liquid and powder), senna (tea and pills), psyllium (powder and pills), Benefiber, Citrucel, digestive enzymes, Swedish...2022 October 2, Cara Schacter, “My Year of Stress and Constipation”, in The New York Times

Questions about Swedish bitters

What does Swedish bitters mean?
Swedish bitters means a traditional herbal bitters, popularized by Maria Treben, claimed to aid digestion and cure numerous ailments.
What part of speech is Swedish bitters?
Swedish bitters is a noun.

Words near Swedish bitters in the dictionary

  1. swedged
  2. swedges
  3. swedging
  4. sweding
  5. Swedish
  6. Swedish bitters
  7. Swedish Blue
  8. Swedish Blues
  9. Swedish drink
  10. Swedish drinks
  11. Swedish Elkhound

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