Ipecacuanha was a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family but is no longer recognized. It has been sunk into synonymy with Psychotria. The name also refers to: ...
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• (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 (Ionidium Ipecacuanha), the bastard or wild ipecac ...
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<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 ipecac (Ionidium Ipecacuanha), the bastard or wild ip...
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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 Brazilian rubiaceous herb ( Cephaëlis Ipecacuanha
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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 methylpsychotrine; has expectorant, emetic, and antidysente...
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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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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 active principle which they contain. The best is t...
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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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