It has a much more shrivelled appearance and paler colour than ordinary jalap, and lacks the small, transverse scars present in the true drug.
12.
This kind of jalap, the " purga de Sierra Gorda " of the Mexicans, was traced by Daniel Hanbury to " Ipomoea simulans ".
13.
It was later realized that Roman's jalap was not the Mexican jalap, but a relative in the Convolvulaceae family, probably " Solanum jamesii ".
14.
It was later realized that Roman's jalap was not the Mexican jalap, but a relative in the Convolvulaceae family, probably " Solanum jamesii ".
15.
"Ipomoea jalapa " is yet another morning glory species from which jalap is obtained; it was first scientifically described ( as " Convolvulus jalapa " ) by Linnaeus.
16.
He advocated treating yellow fever with bleedings and violent purges, including large doses of mercury and jalap, the root of a plant that grows in Mexico and is related to the morning glory.
17.
He herbalized in Havana, awaiting transport to Mexico, and on his arrival in Veracruz in January 1777, endeared himself locally by identifying the " true " jalap a useful drug that was imported expensively, even though locally abundant.
18.
The Bharat claim to be a Suryavansha clan, and are said to have converted to Islam in the 16th Century, at the hands of Jalap a famous Pir ( Muslim holyman ), who is buried in Ramdiani in the Sargodha District.
19.
An early recipe for " True Daffy " from 1700 lists the following ingredients : aniseed, brandy, cochineal, elecampane, fennel seed, jalap, manna, parsley seed, raisin, rhubarb, saffron, Salt of Tartar, and scammony.
20.
Jalap has been known in Europe since the beginning of the 17th century, and derives its name from the city of Xalapa in Mexico, near which it grows, but its botanical source was not accurately determined until 1829, when Dr . J . R . Coxe of Philadelphia published a description.