Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Syrup of ipecac (/ ˈ ɪ p ɪ k æ k /), or simply ipecac, is a drug that was once widely used as an expectorant (in low doses) and a rapid-acting emetic (in higher doses). It is obtained from the dried rhizome and roots of the ipecacuanha plant ( Carapichea ipecacuanha ), from which it derives its name.
Developed in 1732 by English physician Thomas Dover, [1] the powder was an old preparation of powder of ipecacuanha (which was formerly used to produce syrup of ipecac), opium in powder, and potassium sulfate. Initially designed to treat gout, it was later recommended for general pains, insomnia, and diarrhea, among others.
Euphorbia ipecacuanhae, known by the common names of Carolina ipecac, American ipecac, and ipecac spurge, is a member of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is a perennial herb, native to the seaboard of the eastern United States, from South Carolina to Long Island .
Ipecac plant. Carapichea ipecacuanha is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, and Brazil. Its common name, ipecacuanha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ipekɐkuˈɐ̃ɲɐ]), is derived from the Tupi ypekakûãîa (lit. ' duck penis ').
Ipecacuanha may refer to: . a synonym of Carapichea, a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae; the common name of Carapichea ipecacuanha, a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, the roots of which were used to make syrup of ipecac
Carapichea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.It is native to Central America and northern South America from Nicaragua to Brazil. [2] One species, Carapichea ipecacuanha, is used medicinally as the source of ipecac, a powerful emetic.
Ipecac may refer to: Syrup of ipecac, an emetic drug; Carapichea ipecacuanha, the plant from which syrup of ipecac is derived; Ipecac Recordings, an American record ...
American ipecac may refer to several plant species: Euphorbia ipecacuanhae; also known as Carolina ipecac; Gillenia stipulata This page was last edited on 5 ...