demulcent vs medication

demulcent and medication both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
demulcent	Yes	Yes	No	No
medication	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, medication is a hypernym of demulcent; that is, medication is a word with a broader meaning than demulcent:

demulcent: a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin
medication: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

Other hypernyms of demulcent include medicament, medicinal drug, medicine.

demulcent (noun)	medication (noun)
a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin	the act of treating with medicines or remedies
	(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

demulcent (adjective)	medication (adjective)
having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin