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Indian physic

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noun

American ipecac.

Origin of Indian physic

An Americanism dating back to 1730–40

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Indian-Physic or bowman's root, as these names imply, was a popular remedy with the Indians, who used it as an emetic.
Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants
A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding