Concept information
Preferred term
Ipecac
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Ipecac (Syrup)
- Ipecac Syrup
- Syrup of Ipecac
Scope note
- 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.
History note
- 99(63)
In other languages
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Finnish
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ipeka
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ipekajuuri
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ipekajuurisiirappi
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ipekakuana
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ipekakuanasiirappi
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ipekakuanha
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ipekasiirappi
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Radix Ipecacuanhae
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Swedish
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Ipecac (Sirap)
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007486
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