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Ipecac

Known as: ipecacuanha syrup, ipecacuanha, Ipecac (Syrup) 
A syrup made from the dried rhizomes of two different species, CEPHAELIS ipecacuanha and C. acuminata. They contain EMETINE, cephaeline, psychotrine… 
National Institutes of Health

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AlkaloidsEmetics
Carapichea ipecacuanhaCephaelisDrug AllergyDrug Overdose

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2007
2007
Characteristics of Apoptosis Induction by the Alkaloid Emetine in Human Tumour Cell Lines
Psychotria ipecacuanha 
2003
2003
Home syrup of ipecac use does not reduce emergency department use or improve outcome.
Background. The usefulness of syrup of ipecac as a home treatment for poisoning and the need to keep it in the home has been… 
2001
2001
Experimental and Clinical Studies
Hammas, B. 2001. Experimental and Clinical Studies on the Antiemetic Effects of Propofol. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Conservation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Brazil
THE BRAZILIAN VEGETATION Approximately two thirds of the biological diversity of the world is found in tropical zones, mainly in… 
1998
1998
5-HT3 receptors are not involved in conditioned taste aversions induced by 5-hydroxytryptamine, ipecacuanha or cisplatin.
1990
1990
Whole-bowel irrigation as treatment for zinc sulfate overdose.
Review
1990
Review
1990
Influence of time until emesis on the efficacy of decontamination using acetaminophen as a marker in a pediatric population.
1986
1986
Syrup of ipecacuanha: is it really useful?
Syrup of ipecacuanha is used in managing patients, particularly children, who have taken potential poisons. It is used both as a… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Reversible myopathy secondary to abuse of ipecac in patients with major eating disorders.
BINGE—PURGE eating behavior is characteristic of two major eating disorders: anorexia nervosa and the more recently described… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Ipecac‐induced myopathy simulating dermatomyositis
We studied a young woman with an eating disorder. To induce vomiting, she took syrup of ipecac daily for 2 years, and then… 
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