jalap
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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
At Barrett’s apothecary, Eliza purchased jalap and Bohea tea.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
Castor oil, senna, jalap, jalapine, and scammony are simple aperients.
From The Mother's Manual of Children's Diseases by West, Charles
Jalapine, which is a sort of extract of jalap, is much less apt to gripe, and owing to its small bulk is much handier.
From The Mother's Manual of Children's Diseases by West, Charles
Hydragogue, hī′dra-gōg, n. a very active purgative, such as jalap.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
