jalapin

noun

A glucoside resin which is one of the purgative principles of jalap and of various plants of the convolvulaceous order. See jalap.

noun

A glucoside found in the stems of the jalap plant and scammony. It is a strong purgative.

noun

The active principle of scammony, the glucoside with chemical formula C34H114O6, a powerful purgative.