Look up: Ipecacuanha

1. Ipecacuanha
   Ip`e·cac`u·an'ha (ĭp`e*kăk`u*ăn'ȧ) noun [ Portuguese ipecacuanha (cf. Spanish ipecacuana ); from Braz. ipe-kaa-guena , prop., a creeping plant that causes vomiting.] (Med. & Bot.) The root of a Brazil...
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2. ipecacuanha
   <medicine> The root of a Brazilian rubiaceous herb (Cephaelis Ipecacuanha), largely employed as an emetic; also, the plant itself; also, a medicinal extract of the root. Many other plants are used as a substitutes; among them are the black or Peruvian ipecac (Psychotria emetica), the white ipe...
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3. Ipecacuanha
   • (n.) The root of a Brazilian rubiaceous herb (Cephaelis Ipecacuanha), largely employed as an emetic; also, the plant itself; also, a medicinal extract of the root. Many other plants are used as a substitutes; among them are the black or Peruvian ipecac (Psychotria emetica), the white ipecac (...
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4. ipecacuanha
   Type: Term Pronunciation: ip′ĕ-kak′yū-an′ă Definitions: 1. The dried root of Uragoga (Cephaelis) ipecacuanha (family Rubiaceae), a shrub of Brazil and other parts of South America; contains emetine, cephaeline, emetamine, ipecacuanhic acid, psychotrine, and methylpsy...
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5. ipecacuanha
   South American plant belonging to the madder family, the dried roots of which are used in medicine as an emetic (to cause vomiting) and to treat amoebic dysentery (infection of the intestine with amoebae). (Psychotria ipecacuanha, family Rubiaceae.)
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6. Ipecacuanha
   Ipecacuanha (Psychotria ipecacuanha) is a small shrubby plant found in Brazil and Columbia. the root is used in medicine as an emetic, digestive aid and as an expectorant.
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7. Ipecacuanha
   Ipecacuanha is a substance formerly used in medicine. It is of a nauseous odour and repulsive bitterish taste. It is derived from the dried root of several plants of the natural order Eubiaceae growing in South America. All the kinds have nearly the same ingredients, but differ in the amount of the ...
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