The root of a Brazilian rubiaceous herb (CephaëlisIpecacuanha), largely employed as an emetic; also, the plant itself;also, a medicinal extract of the root. Many other plants are used asa substitutes; among them are the black or Peruvian ipecac(Psychotria emetica), the white ipecac (Ionidium Ipecacuanha), thebastard or wild ipecac (Asclepias Curassavica), and the undulatedipecac (Richardsonia scabra).

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/7881/ipecacuanhaRSS for NodeThu, 04 Jun 2026 09:49:39 GMTTue, 21 Mar 2017 19:04:57 GMT60