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The tubers of the Mexican plant Ipomoea purga or Exogonium purga; a climber much like the morning-glory. The abstract; extract; and powder; prepared from the tubers; are well known purgative medicines. Other species of Ipomoea yield several inferior kinds of jalap; as the I. Orizabensis; and I. tuberosa. (n.).
