Cephaelis Ipecacuanha
This Brazilian plant produces the true ipecacuanha, and belongs to the _Cinchonaceae_. The root is the part used in medicine, it is knotty, contorted, and annulated, and of a grayish-brown color, and...
This Brazilian plant produces the true
ipecacuanha, and belongs to the _Cinchonaceae_. The root is the
part used in medicine, it is knotty, contorted, and annulated, and
of a grayish-brown color, and its emetic properties are due to a
chemical principle called _emetin_.
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