diaphoretic vs medicinal drug

diaphoretic and medicinal drug both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
diaphoretic	Yes	Yes	No	No
medicinal drug	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

Other hypernyms of diaphoretic include medicament, medication, medicine.

diaphoretic (noun)	medicinal drug (noun)
used to produce perspiration	(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

diaphoretic (adjective)	medicinal drug (adjective)
inducing perspiration