rubefacient n 1: a medicine for external application that produces redness of the skin
Rubefacient \Ru`be*fa"cient\, a. [L. rubefaciens, p. pr. of rubefacere to make red; rubere to be red + facere to make.] Making red. -- n. (Med.) An external application which produces redness of the skin. [1913 Webster]