- a variation of ipecac.
ipecacuanha
Britishnoun
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a low-growing South American rubiaceous shrub, Cephaelis ipecacuanha
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a drug prepared from the dried roots of this plant, used as a purgative and emetic
Etymology
Origin of ipecacuanha
C18: from Portuguese, from Tupi ipekaaguéne, from ipeh low + kaa leaves + guéne vomit
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Here is Yeats on the flighty mother of an artist friend: “She makes me think of lumpy beds, Russian fleas and ipecacuanha wine.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2012
He invented a diaphoretic powder containing ipecacuanha and opium, which is used to this day, and is still known as Dover's powder.
From The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers by Philip Gosse
One ounce of wine of ipecacuanha, or about ten grains of the powder, should be given as an emetic.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin
When signs indicative of approaching fits are remarked, small doses of mercury and ipecacuanha should be administered.
From The Dog by Dinks
The other we endeavored to keep nauseated with ipecacuanha, and the same time to keep her bowels open by cathartic medicine.
From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Robert Jennings
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