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
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
In my early life when Dr. Francis was called to our house professionally the favorite dose he invariably prescribed for nearly every ailment was "calomel and jalap."
From As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century by Marian Gouverneur
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
