Definition of Jalaps

1. jalap [n] - See also: jalap

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jalaps

jakies
jako
jakob's disease
jakos
jaks
jakwood
jalap
jalap resin
jalapeno
jalapeno pepper
jalapenos
jalapic
jalapic acid
jalapin
jalapins
jalaps (current term)
jalfrezi
jalfrezis
jalop
jalopies
jaloppies
jaloppy
jalops
jalopy
jalouse
jaloused
jalouses
jalousie
jalousied
jalousies

Literary usage of Jalaps

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Medical Formulary by Henry Beasley (1856)
"PILULE jalaps. E. 1783. Extract of jalap 3ij, aromatic powder 3J, syrup qs, to make a mass. ... Soap of jalap 3j, powdered jalap 9j. Mix. PILUL.* jalaps CUM ..."

2. Pharmaceutical Journal by Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1868)
"He (the author) does not think that this jalap should be even classed with the false jalaps, such as the male or fusiform jalap, or the rose odour jalap. ..."

3. A Textbook of Pharmacology and Therapeutics: Or, The Action of Drugs in by Arthur Robertson Cushny (1910)
"PULVIS jalaps COMPOSITUS (USP, BP) contains jalap and bitar- trate of potash. 1-4 G. (15-60 grs.). Tinctura Jalapa (BP), V2-l fl. dr. ..."

4. Therapeutics by Horatio Charles Wood (1900)
"... jalaps COMPOSITUS, US, —jalap, thirty-five parts, cream of tartar, sixty-five parts), jalap is very frequently used with great advantage in ascites and ..."

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