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

"It is quite impossible," continued Pybus, "that the sensations which I am now experiencing are the ordinary and natural outcome of a dose of jalap."

From Amusement Only by Marsh, Richard

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

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

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