Exogonium Purga
This plant furnishes the true jalap-tubers of commerce. They owe their well-known purgative properties to their resinous ingredients. Various species of Ipom[oe]a furnish a spurious kind of this drug,...
This plant furnishes the true jalap-tubers of
commerce. They owe their well-known purgative properties to their
resinous ingredients. Various species of Ipom[oe]a furnish a
spurious kind of this drug, which is often put in the market as
the genuine article.
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