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Definition of Ipecacuanha

1. n. The root of a Brazilian rubiaceous herb (Cephaëlis 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 (Asclepias Curassavica), and the undulated ipecac (Richardsonia scabra).

Definition of Ipecacuanha

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Medical Definition of Ipecacuanha

1. 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 (Asclepias Curassavica), and the undulated ipecac (Richardsonia scabra). Origin: Pg. Ipecacuanha (cf. Sp. Ipecacuana); fr. Braz. Ipe-kaa-guena, prop, a creeping plant that causes vomiting. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Ipecacuanha

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1. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1893)
"ALMOST all authorities are agreed that ipecacuanha is one of the most valuable drugs in the treatment of acute dysentery. The one great objection, however, ..."

2. A Practical treatise on materia medica and therapeutics: With Special by John Vietch Shoemaker (1906)
"Pill of ipecacuanha with Squill (compound powder of ipecacuanha, 3; squill, ... Compound Powder of ipecacuanha, Dover's Powder (1 part each of opium and ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The variety imported from Colombia and known as Cartagena ipecacuanha differs ... ipecacuanha owes its properties to the presence of rather more than i % of ..."

4. Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Proximate by Alfred Henry Allen, Henry Leffmann (1896)
"At present only the root of Brazilian ipecacuanha is official, and as there is some inducement to substitute other varieties, it is important to distinguish ..."

5. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1893)
"ALMOST all authorities are agreed that ipecacuanha is one of the most valuable drugs in the treatment of acute dysentery. The one great objection, however, ..."

6. A Practical treatise on materia medica and therapeutics: With Special by John Vietch Shoemaker (1906)
"Pill of ipecacuanha with Squill (compound powder of ipecacuanha, 3; squill, ... Compound Powder of ipecacuanha, Dover's Powder (1 part each of opium and ..."

7. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The variety imported from Colombia and known as Cartagena ipecacuanha differs ... ipecacuanha owes its properties to the presence of rather more than i % of ..."

8. Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Proximate by Alfred Henry Allen, Henry Leffmann (1896)
"At present only the root of Brazilian ipecacuanha is official, and as there is some inducement to substitute other varieties, it is important to distinguish ..."

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