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