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

Castor oil, senna, jalap, jalapine, and scammony are simple aperients.

From The Mother's Manual of Children's Diseases by West, Charles

The bowels were kept open by jalap and the potassium bitartrate.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Yesterday was a triumph for mercury, jalap, and bleeding.

From The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)