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

Where, however, it is inconvenient to gratify the desire, one or two doses of jalap will often entirely remove it; and fowls often lay in three weeks afterward.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert

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

They said also that he took "jalap" at night, and that he saw as many battles as there were depicted on his carpet by Dutch art.

From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk