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Ipecac
Cephaelis ipecacuanha
Ipecac · Raicilla · ipecac
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Eslewhere, Panama(Choco), Turkey, France, Japan*, Italy, South America, US(MD)
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Amebiasis, Astringent, Cholagogue, Dysentery
Science studied: ALKALOIDS, ASCORBIC-ACID, CHELIDONIC-ACID, CHOLINE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Rubiaceae
Scientific name: Cephaelis ipecacuanha
Common names: Ipecac, Raicilla, ipecac
History
The source record documents this plant in Eslewhere, Elsewhere, Panama(Choco), Turkey, France, Japan*, Italy, South America and 2 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Amebiasis
- Astringent
- Cholagogue
- Dysentery
- Emetic
- Epithelioma
- Expectorant
- Hemostat
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- Repellant(Insect)
- Poison
- Spasm
- Sternutatory
- Sudorific
- Diaphoretic
- Apertif
- Cancer
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Eslewhere
- Elsewhere
- Panama(Choco)
- Turkey
- France
- Japan*
- Italy
- South America
- US(MD)
- CO
Documented cultural uses
- Amebiasis
- Astringent
- Cholagogue
- Dysentery
- Emetic
- Epithelioma
- Expectorant
- Hemostat
- Repellant(Insect)
- Poison
- Spasm
- Sternutatory
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- Sudorific
- Diaphoretic
- Apertif
- Cancer
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALKALOIDS
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- CHELIDONIC-ACID
- CHOLINE
- CITRIC-ACID
- DEHYDROBREMETINE
- EMETAMINE
- EMETINE
- HYDROIPECAMINE
- IPECACUANHIC-ACID
- IPECOSIDE
- ISOEMETINE
- KRYPTONINE
- PROTOEMETINE
- PSYCHOTRINE
- TANNINS
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- IPECAMINE
- MALIC-ACID
- PSYCHOTRINE-METHYL-ETHER
- CEPHAELINE
- 6,7-DEHYDRO-1,11B-BETA-DIHYDRORUBREMETINE
- IPECACUANHIN
- O-METHYLPSYCHOTRINE
- STARCH
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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