ipecac

ipecac englannista suomeksi

1. oksetusjuuri, ipecac

0. Substantiivi

ipecac englanniksi

1. The dried rhizome and roots of either of two tropical American plants ((taxlink) and (taxlink)) of the madder family used especially as a source of emetine.

2. An emetic and expectorant drug that contains emetine and is prepared from ipecac especially as a syrup for use in treating accidental poisoning.

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3. The shrub that produces ipecac ((taxlink)), native to Brazil and cultivated elsewhere.