Ipecac (Drug)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
איפקק (תרופה)
Name (Latin)
Ipecac (Drug)
Name (Arabic)
شراب عرق الذهب
Other forms of name
Brazilian ipecac (Drug)
nne Ipecacuanha
Ipecacuanha (Drug)
See Also From tracing topical name
Emetics
Expectorants
Plant extracts
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q2755412
Library of congress: sh 85067865
Sources of Information
  • Inter. dict. med. biol.(ipecac: dried roots and rhizome of Cephaelis ipecacuanhua or C. acuminata which is used as an emetic and amebicidal drug. Also called ipecacuanha)
  • Dorland's med. dict.(ipecac: originally introduced as a remedy for dysentery, it has been replaced by its alkaloie emetine for that purpose and is now used in a syrup as an emetic, particularly in case of poisoning. It also has expectorant properties.)