Lipped medicinal applicator

A method for using a medicinal applicator, the method comprising:

• providing the medicinal applicator that comprises a base possessing a receiving port, a shaft extending along an axis from the base to a distal end,
• a probe tip at the distal end, at least one longitudinal slot extending along a portion of the shaft,
• an anus abutting stop-plate delineating the base and the shaft, the anus abutting stop-plate extending radially beyond the shaft, and
• an unobstructed pathway extending from the receiving port through the anus abutting stop-plate and through the at least one longitudinal slot, the at least one longitudinal slot comprising a leading slot edge and a trailing slot edge, and
• a shaft outer profile that includes neither the portion of the shaft nor the probe tip,
• the trailing slot edge either in line with or recessed from the shaft outer profile,
• a lip protruding from the shaft outer profile along at least a portion of the leading slot edge;
• inserting the shaft through an anus and into a rectum only as far as the anus abutting stop-plate;
• after the inserting step, dispensing a viscous material through the receiving port and out through the at least one longitudinal slot;
• and
• after the inserting step, rotating the medicinal applicator about the axis.

A medicinal applicator comprising:

• a shaft extending from a handle to a tip;
• at least one longitudinal slot extending longitudinally along a portion of the shaft, the at least one longitudinal slot comprising a leading edge and a trailing edge;
• a shaft outer profile that includes neither the portion of the shaft nor the tip;
• the leading edge comprising a raised lip protruding from the shaft outer profile, the trailing edge either in line with or recessed from the shaft outer profile;
• and
• a medicinal cream pathway extending between and including a) a receiving port in the handle and b) the at least one longitudinal slot.