jalap
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At Barrett’s apothecary, Eliza purchased jalap and Bohea tea.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
Dr. Adam Kuhn called the mercury and jalap drink “a murderous dose” and said so in the newspapers.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Lucas," he said, "Do you think, by any chance, that dose of jalap was too strong?
From Amusement Only by Richard Marsh
Thus, we will say, for example, 1 was jalap; 2, calomel; 3, croton oil; and 4, quinine.
From West African studies by Mary Henrietta Kingsley
Cathartics of the mild kind, as sena, jalap, neutral salts, manna.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin
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