- Ipecacuanha (Psychotria
ipecacuanha) of family Rubiaceae is a flowering plant, the root of which
is most commonly used to make syrup of ipecac, a powerful emetic. Its
name comes from the Tupi i-pe-kaa-guéne, translated as 'road-side
sick-making plant'. It is native to Brazil. The plant had been assigned
different names by various botanists; several scientific names including
Cephaelis acuminata, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, Psychotria ipecacuanha, and
Uragoga ipecacuanha were used.
- Cephaelis Ipecacuanha
is a small shrubby plant, with a slender root from four to six inches
long, marked with annular rugae, simple or somewhat branched, descending
obliquely into the ground, and here and there sending forth slender
fibrils. The stem is two or three feet long, but, being partly under
ground, and often procumbent at the base, usually rises less than a foot
in height.
- Ipecac syrup is
commonly used as a remedy for poisoning, taken following ingestion of
toxic but noncaustic substances. In most people, ingestion of adequate
amounts leads to vomiting within 30 minutes. Ipecac’s major constituents
are the alkaloids emetine and cephaline.
- A recent study
indicates that the herbal drug market continues to grow at the rate of
15% annually. As per the estimates of the World Health Organization
(WHO), the global market of the medicinal herbs and herbal products is
about 62 billion US$ and will hit the market by the year 2005 at the
level of 5 trillion US$. India is exporting herbal materials and
medicines to the tune of Rs. 550 crores. China besides meeting its
domestic demands, is earning US$ 5 billion per year from herbal trade.
India and China are two great producers of medicinal plants and has
capabilities to earn by export of herbs and herbal products of Rs. 5000
crores.
- Several hundred genera
are used in herbal remedies and in traditional or folklore medicines
throughout the world. As per one estimate 35-70,000 species have been
used in some culture for medicinal purposes. They are used in the form
of crude drugs which are dried parts of the medicinal plants (root,
stem, wood, bark, leaves, flowers, fruits seeds and in some cases whole
plants) or their extracts. The species used for isolation of active
ingredients may be indigenous species growing wild or cultivated, or
hybrids or other cultivated varieties that have been bred for a
particular characteristic.
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General
Information
- Ipecacuanha
- Psychotria
Ipecacuanha
- Ipecac Overview
- Ipecac / Powdered
Ipecac / Ipecac Syrup
- Cephaelis
ipecacuanha
- What is the common name
for the plant-derived medication that has
classically been used to
induce vomiting in case of poisoning?
Company
Profile
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Mumbai
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Consultant
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Canada
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Washington
- Consultant from
londonExperts Recommend Against Syrup of Ipecac
- Experts in
IPECAC
- Washington
Consultants
Production &
Cultivation
- Production of Medicinal Plants in Asia
- Cephaëlis
Ipecacuanha
- Ipecacuanha (U. S.
P.)—Ipecac.
- Medicinal &
Aromatic Plants
- Distyly and
variation in floral traits in natural populations of Psychotria
ipecacuanha (Brot.) Stokes (Rubiaceae)
Applications
- Ipecacuanha.—Ipecac
- Ipecac syrup
- Position Paper: Ipecac
Syrup
- Use of Ipecac to Treat
Poisoning
in Young Children
- Cephaelis Ipecacuanha.
Ipecac.
Patent &
Technology
- Enteric Preparation of
Ipecac Alkaloids
- Composition for
Inducing Smoking Cessation Comprising Alkaloids from Radix
Ipecacuanha
- Method of Collecting
Materials Exuded from Plant Roots
- Species specific DNA
sequences and their utilization in identification of viola species and
authentication of "banafsha" by polymerase chain reaction
- Reproductive studies on
IPECAC: Meiotic behavior and Pollen viability
Products
- Cephaelis
ipecacuanha dry extract
- Homeopathy Ipecacuanha
Products
- Arnica Montana
- Ipecacuanha
- Ipeca
Products
- Ipecac tablets
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Material Safety Data Sheet
- Ipecac Syrup
USP
- Ipecac syrup
- Ipecacuanh
Tincture
- Aminopterin
Management &
Guidelines
- National Drugs and
Poisons Schedule
Committee
- Emergency management of
poisoning in Hong Kong
- Guideline on the Use of
Ipecac Syrup in the Out-of-Hospital Management of Ingested
Poisons
- Management of Drug
Overdose
and Poisoning
- Pest Control Products
Regulations
- Ipecac Syrup
Alert
- Do Not Use
Ipecac
Health &
Safety Issues
- The Demise of
Ipecac
- Ipecac
Syrup
- Plants and human health
in the
twenty-first century
- Cephaelis
ipecacuanha
- Medically Unexplained
Myopathy Due to Ipecac Abuse
- Ipecac No Longer
Recommended for Home Use
Regulations &
Policy
- Ipecac Policy
Change
- General Policy
Issues
- Health & Safety
Regulations for Child Care
- Regulatory History for
Ipecac Syrup
- Statements of
Policy
Market &
Report
- Growing Culinary and
Medicinal Herbs Commercially
- Extraction of nonwood
forest
products
- Globalisation,
Global Trend in Herbal Market, and The Impact Thereof on Medicinal
Plants in Orissa
- Plant sources of aroma chemicals and medicines in
India
- The United States
Market for Natural Ingredients
- Global Education &
Research Foundation Report
- Medicinal Plants
Originating in the Andean High Plateau and Central Valleys Region of
Bolivia Ecuador and Peru
- The Globally Harmonized
System for the Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
Suppliers &
Buyers
- Ipecac Suppliers
- Trade Leads of
Ipecac
- Indian Supplier
- Exporters of
ipecac roots
- Ipecac Buyers
list
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