pepper-root

The toothwort (_dentaria laciniata_) is sometimes known as the pepper-root, and every school boy and girl living near the woods is familiar with the taste of its tubers and the appearance of its cross-shaped flowers.

Some Spring Days in Iowa Frederick John Lazell 1905

The body is therefore very subject to leprous complaints, which are perhaps irritated by the use of the pepper-root water or _awa_.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 Robert Kerr 1784

By this we concluded, that the juice of the pepper-root had the same effect upon him, that wine and other strong liquors have on Europeans who drink a large portion of them.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 Robert Kerr 1784

The chiefs constantly begin their meal with a dose of the extract of pepper-root, brewed after the usual manner.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Robert Kerr 1784

I observed that, after the juice had been squeezed out of the chewed pepper-root for the chief, the fibres were carefully picked up and taken away by one of his servants.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 Robert Kerr 1784

As soon as he was seated, several people began chewing the pepper-root; about a pint of the juice of which, without any mixture, was the first dish, and was dispatched in a moment.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 Robert Kerr 1784

As soon as he was seated, several people began chewing the pepper-root; about a pint of the juice of which, without any mixture, was the first dish, and was dispatched in a moment.

A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World, Volume 1 James Cook 1753

By this we concluded, that the juice of the pepper-root had the same effect upon him, that wine and other strong liquors have on Europeans who drink a large portion of them.

A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World, Volume 1 James Cook 1753

I observed that, after the juice had been squeezed out of the chewed pepper-root for the chief, the fibres were carefully picked up and taken away by one of his servants.

A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World, Volume 1 James Cook 1753

-- E.] [Footnote 123: In the Society Islands, as related by modern navigators, an intoxicating liquor is prepared nearly in a similar manner, by chewing the _ava_, or pepper-root.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. Robert Kerr 1784