Ipecacuanha

[,ipikækju'ænә]

Definition

(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 (Asclepias Curassavica), and the undulated ipecac (Richardsonia scabra).

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Brazil-root.

Typist: Tyler

Definition

n. the name both of a very valuable medicine and of the plant whose root produces it—used as an emetic.

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