Ipecacuanha
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 ).
|