jalap
Example Sentences
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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
Though, judging from the taste of your jalap, I can't see how that could be.
From Amusement Only by Richard Marsh
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
Jalap, in the form in which it is usually sold—as compound jalap powder—is in general readily taken; it acts speedily, but often with pain, and is not a desirable domestic remedy.
From The Mother's Manual of Children's Diseases by Charles West
