counterpoison vs sedative

counterpoison

noun
  • A poison used against another poison, serving as an antidote. 

sedative

noun
  • An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep. 

adj
  • Calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing 

How often have the words counterpoison and sedative occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )