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

One ounce of wine of ipecacuanha, or about ten grains of the powder, should be given as an emetic.

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

Among other things she had obtained a box of ipecacuanha lozenges for his cough.

From The Peasant and the Prince by Kronheim, Joseph Martin

The tartar emetic solution and purgative pills I employ for these purposes, in preference to castor oil or ipecacuanha, and during the same time I prescribe the following pills:— Ext. belladonna Six to twenty-four grains.

From The Dog by Dinks

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

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