ipecacuanha

British  

/ ˌɪpɪˌkækjʊˈænə, ˈɪpɪˌkæk /

noun

1. a low-growing South American rubiaceous shrub, Cephaelis ipecacuanha

2. a drug prepared from the dried roots of this plant, used as a purgative and emetic

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Etymology

Origin of ipecacuanha

C18: from Portuguese, from Tupi ipekaaguéne, from ipeh low + kaa leaves + guéne vomit

Example Sentences

Here is Yeats on the flighty mother of an artist friend: “She makes me think of lumpy beds, Russian fleas and ipecacuanha wine.”

From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2012

If this should fail, ipecacuanha may be added.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

He used instead small doses of tartar emetic, or more recently, of ipecacuanha frequently repeated, with low diet; or cholagogue purgatives combined with ipecacuanha, etc.

From The History of the Medical Department of Transylvania University by Peter, Robert

Such appears to be the operation of ipecacuanha, or of antimonium tartarizatum, in small doses.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

They are the hot bath, and a full dose of ipecacuanha wine.

From The Mother's Manual of Children's Diseases by West, Charles