About The Medical Condition Ipecac

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Ipecac

Ipecac Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Ipecac Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Ipecac?

A syrup made from the dried rhizomes of two different species, CEPHAELIS ipecacuanha and C. acuminata. They contain EMETINE, cephaeline, psychotrine and other ISOQUINOLINES. Ipecac syrup is used widely as an emetic acting both locally on the gastric mucosa and centrally on the chemoreceptor trigger zone.

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