Jalap
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jalap-270-1435195
title:
Jalap
text:
Jalap is a cathartic drug, largely obsolete in Western medicine, consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant growing on the eastern declivities of the Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico at an elevation of 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level, more especially about the neighbourhood of Chiconquiaco on the eastern slope of the Cofre de Perote in the state of Veracruz. Jalap has been known in Europe since the beginning of the 17th century, and derives its name from the ci
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encyclopedia
description:
Obsolete cathartic drug
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalap
date created:
date modified:
2024-01-27T19:04:36Z
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13
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