diaphoretic vs medication

diaphoretic and medication both are nouns.

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

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

diaphoretic: used to produce perspiration
medication: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

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

diaphoretic (noun)	medication (noun)
used to produce perspiration	the act of treating with medicines or remedies
	(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

diaphoretic (adjective)	medication (adjective)
inducing perspiration