1) Emetic
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1) SA shrub 2) Common emetic 3) Commonly used emetic 4) Cough medicine ingredient 5) Creeping SA plant 6) Drug for a poison victim 7) Drug for a poisoning victim 8) Drug made from dried roots 9) Drug used in aversion therapy 10) Drug used to treat poisoning 11) Drug-yielding plant 12) Drug-yielding shrub
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an emetic root-plant
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• (n.) An abbreviation of Ipecacuanha, and in more frequent use.
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(from the article `Rubiaceae`) Economically important products of the family Rubiaceae include quinine, which is derived from the bark of Cinchona species; coffee, from the seeds ... Emetics produce nausea and vomiting, and their use is limited to the treatment of poisoning with certain toxins that have been swallowed. The most ... [...
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Nausea, vomiting, asthma and whooping cough. Ipecac is prepared from the dried root of a small South American shrub of the same name, also called ipecacuanha or the cephaelis bush. It acts mainly on the digestive tract and also on the respiratory airways. Its outstanding feature is nausea - whatever the ailment. If the illness has nausea as a predo...
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A syrup that is used to induce vomiting, most often after ingestion of a potentially harmful substance. For use in acute poisonings (where indicated), adults should receive 15-30cc of ipecac, immediately followed by a glass of water (240cc). This dose may be repeated one time in 20 minutes if vomiting has not occurred. For children 1-12 years, give...
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(ip´ә-kak) the dried rhizome and roots of Cephaelis ipecacuanha or Cephaelis acuminata; used as an emetic or expectorant.
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Ip'e·cac (ĭp'e*kăk)
noun An abbreviation of
Ipecacuanha , and in more frequent use.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ip′ĕ-kak Synonyms: ipecacuanha
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Ipecac: A naturally occurring substance with multiple properties including the ability to cause vomiting (emesis). Ipecac is derived from dried roots of a bush called Uragoga ipecacuanha that is native to Brazil. In the past, a sizable proportion of poison exposures in the U.S. were treated with ipecac. This practice has dropped off and some expert...
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n] - a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning)
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A substance derived from the ipecacuanha plant root and used to induce vomiting.
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noun a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning)
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the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family. · the plant itself. · a drug consisting of the dried roots of this plant, used as an emetic, purgative, etc., and as the source of emetine.
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a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting
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