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Besides the mercury compound, the Lewis and Clark contained a natural laxitive called Ipomoea purga (jalap) which was native to Mexico. Presumably the natives t
by djmips 1y ago
Besides the mercury compound, the Lewis and Clark contained a natural laxitive called Ipomoea purga (jalap) which was native to Mexico. Presumably the natives there used it and maybe laughed about it.
- vintermann 1y agoMade me look up what "jalap" actually means, but apparently it's just a reference to the city it grows near, and means "sand water" or something like it.
- Kye 1y agoSee also: jalapeño. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xalapa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xalapa