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Jalap

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

The tubers of the Mexican plant Ipomoeliga purga or Exogonium purga of the family Convolvulaceae a climber much like the morning glory The abstract extract and powder prepared from the tubers are well known purgative cathartic medicines and are also called jalap Other species of Ipomoeliga yield several inferior kinds of jalap as the Ipomoeliga Orizabensis and Ipomoeliga tuberosa

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