alterative

Etymology
From, noun use of.

Noun

 * 1)  A medicine or treatment which works by changing processes within the body, rather than by evacuating something etc.

Adjective

 * 1) Causing alteration.
 * 2)  Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state into a healthy one.

Translations

 * French:
 * Italian: alterativo
 * Portuguese: alterativo, alterante, alterador