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.
Pepto-bismol original liquid, maximum strength liquid, original and cherry tablets and easy-to-swallow caplets. Multi-symptom Pepto-Bismol contains bismuth subsalicylate and is the only leading OTC stomach remedy clinically proven effective for both upper and lower GI symptoms. It has been clinically proven in double-blind placebo-controlled trials for relief of upset stomach symptoms and diarrhea.