jalap
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
He then immediately gave a cathartic consisting of three grains of calomel, and 40 grains of powder of jalap.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
Cathartics of the mild kind, as sena, jalap, neutral salts, manna.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
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
