alleviative vs laxative

alleviative

noun
  • That which alleviates; a drug or remedy. 

adj
  • That alleviates pain; palliative 

laxative

noun
  • Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect. 

adj
  • Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation. 

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