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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.
Nicholas Culpeper, an English botanist, herbalist, and physician, compared Ipecacuanha to the herb Orach in his book, Complete Herbal & English Physician, published in 1653. [full citation needed] One of the first recorded shipments of Ipecacuanha to Europe was in 1672, by a traveler named Legros, who imported a quantity of the root to Paris ...
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.
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.
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; a fictional ship in H. G. Wells's The Island of Doctor Moreau
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Ipecac may refer to: Syrup of ipecac, an emetic drug; Carapichea ipecacuanha, the plant from which syrup of ...
Early use of emetine was in the form of oral administration of the extract of ipecac root, or ipecacuanha. This extract was originally thought to contain only one alkaloid, emetine, but was found to contain several, including cephaeline, psychotrine and others. Although this therapy was reportedly successful, the extract caused vomiting in many ...
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.