jalap

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A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico
{n} the root of species of bind-weed used in powder as a purgative
The tubers of the Mexican plant Ipomœa purga (or Exogonium purga), a climber much like the morning-glory
Orizabensis, and I
The abstract, extract, and powder, prepared from the tubers, are well known purgative medicines
Other species of Ipomœa yield several inferior kinds of jalap, as the I
{i} purgative substance derived from the dried root of a number of climbing plants
tuberosa
jalap
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