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MeSH Heading: Ipecac
Tree Number(s): D20.215.784.500.450
Unique ID: D007486
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007486
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.
Entry Term(s): Ipecac (Syrup); Syrup of Ipecac
Pharm Action: Emetics
CAS Type 1 Name: Ipecac
NLM Classification #: QV 73
See Also: Cephaelis; Emetine
Public MeSH Note: 1999; see IPECAC (SYRUP) 1995-1998; see IPECAC 1963-1994
History Note: 1999(1963)
Date Established: 1999/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2024/05/21

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Ipecac MeSH Descriptor Data 2025